The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii was written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. One of the most widely read books of all time, it describes the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii.

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton - 1834 - Pompeii

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In this text, Bulwer-Lytton explored themes of lost lands and the occult - both of which would emerge in his later writing, particularly The Coming Race. There were a few film adaptations of this novel, as a movie in 1934 and a TV miniseries in 1984,respectively.

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Lost land - Occult - The Coming Race

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In 1935, a movie was made based on the novel. It starred Basil Rathbone & Alan Hale.

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Basil Rathbone - Alan Hale

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