Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 32 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer Devereux — Volume 06 Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. This eBook was produced by Dagny, and David Widger "Devereux — Volume 06" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton is a historical novel written during the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the character Morton Devereux as he navigates complex emotional terrain, relationships, and societal challenges in a richly painted historical backdrop, particularly focusing on his return to Europe and subsequent introspections after his time in Russia. The opening of the work presents Devereux's return to St. Petersburg and his reflections on life, loss, and his desire for solitude amidst a tumultuous political landscape following the death of the Czar. He reveals a longing for the warmth of Italy, both as an antidote to his chilly past in Russia and as a sanctuary for contemplation and philosophical inquiry. Devereux’s retreat takes him to a secluded cottage in a picturesque Italian vale, where the natural beauty of the environment prompts profound contemplations on life, love, and the intermingling of pleasure and pain. Throughout this period, he encounters a hermit whose tortured existence suggests a dark connection to Devereux's own history, setting the stage for the intertwined fates of the characters and the impending revelations that will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 269154 269070 2024-10-04T03:52:01.456178 2023-10-04T04:37:52.890677 text/html text/html 269147 269063 2024-10-04T03:52:01.707168 2023-10-04T04:37:53.048671 text/html text/html 183858 2024-10-04T03:52:08.530131 application/epub+zip 186507 2024-10-04T03:52:04.865130 application/epub+zip 172927 2024-10-04T03:52:03.602181 application/epub+zip 343500 2024-10-04T03:52:11.298090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330060 2024-10-04T03:52:07.797152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300543 2022-09-04T06:44:17.528820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252363 252330 2024-10-04T03:52:01.145143 2023-10-04T04:37:52.685678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 247486 2020-12-30T17:43:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98416 2020-12-30T17:43:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19421 2024-10-04T03:52:11.431081 application/rdf+xml 15091 2024-10-04T03:52:04.147257 image/jpeg 3649 2024-10-04T03:52:03.874145 image/jpeg 183944 2024-10-04T03:52:01.732176 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia