Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes
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Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician. Bulwer-Lytton's literary career began in 1820, with the publication of his first book of poems. He wrote in a variety of genres, including historical fiction, mystery, romance, the occult, and science fiction. In 1828 he attracted general attention with Pelham, a humourous, intimate study of the dandyism of the age which kept gossips busy in identifying characters with public figures of the time. By 1833, he had reached the height of his popularity with Godolphin, followed by The...
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- RIENZI,
- The Last of the Roman Tribunes
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
- Preface
- to The First Edition of Rienzi.
- Preface to the Present Edition, 1848.
- RIENZI, The Last of the Tribunes.
- BOOK I. — THE TIME, THE PLACE, AND THE MEN.
- Chapter 1.I. The Brothers.
- Chapter 1.II. An Historical Survey—not to Be Passed Over, Except by
- Chapter 1.III. The Brawl.
- Chapter 1.IV. An Adventure.
- Chapter 1.V. The Description of a Conspirator, and the Dawn of the
- Chapter 1.VI. Irene in the Palace of Adrian di Castello.
- Chapter 1.VII. Upon Love and Lovers.
- Chapter 1.VIII. The Enthusiastic Man Judged by the Discreet Man.
- Chapter 1.IX. “When the People Saw this Picture, Every One Marvelled.”
- Chapter 1.X. A Rough Spirit Raised, Which May Hereafter Rend the Wizard.
- Chapter 1.XI. Nina di Raselli.
- Chapter 1.XII. The Strange Adventures that Befel Walter de Montreal.
- BOOK II. THE REVOLUTION
- Chapter 2.I. The Knight of Provence, and his Proposal.
- Chapter 2.II. The Interview, and the Doubt.
- Chapter 2.III. The Situation of a Popular Patrician in Times of Popular
- Chapter 2.IV. The Ambitious Citizen, and the Ambitious Soldier.
- Chapter 2.V. The Procession of the Barons.—The Beginning of the End.
- Chapter 2.VI. The Conspirator Becomes the Magistrate.
- Chapter 2.VII. Looking after the Halter when the Mare is Stolen.
- Chapter 2.VIII. The Attack—the Retreat—the Election—and the Adhesion.
- BOOK III. THE FREEDOM WITHOUT LAW.
- Chapter 3.I. The Return of Walter de Montreal to his Fortress.
- Chapter 3.II. The Life of Love and War—the Messenger of Peace—the
- Chapter 3.III. The Conversation between the Roman and the
- BOOK IV. THE TRIUMPH AND THE POMP.
- Chapter 4.I. The Boy Angelo—the Dream of Nina Fulfilled.
- Chapter 4.II. The Blessing of A Councillor Whose Interests and Heart Are
- Chapter 4.III. The Actor Unmasked.
- Chapter 4.IV. The Enemy’s Camp.
- Chapter 4.V. The Night and its Incidents.
- Chapter 4.VI. The Celebrated Citation.
- Chapter 4.VII. The Festival.
- BOOK V. THE CRISIS.
- Chapter 5.I. The Judgment of the Tribune.
- Chapter 5.II. The Flight.
- Chapter 5.III. The Battle.
- Chapter 5.IV. The Hollowness of the Base.
- Chapter 5.V. The Rottenness of the Edifice.
- Chapter 5.VI. The Fall of the Temple.
- Chapter 5.VII. The Successors of an Unsuccessful Revolution—Who is to
- BOOK VI. THE PLAGUE.
- Chapter 6.1. The Retreat of the Lover.
- Chapter 6.II. The Seeker.
- Chapter 6.III. The Flowers Amidst the Tombs.
- Chapter 6.IV. We Obtain What We Seek, and Know it Not.
- Chapter 6.V. The Error.
- BOOK VII. THE PRISON.
- Chapter 7.I. Avignon.—The Two Pages.—The Stranger Beauty.
- Chapter 7.II. The Character of a Warrior Priest—an Interview—the
- Chapter 7.III. Holy Men.—Sagacious Deliberations.—Just Resolves.—And
- Chapter 7.IV. The Lady and the Page.
- Chapter 7.V. The Inmate of the Tower.
- Chapter 7.VI. The Scent Does Not Lie.—The Priest and the Soldier.
- On descending the stairs, Nina was met by Alvarez.
- Chapter 7.VII. Vaucluse and its Genius Loci.—Old Acquaintance Renewed.
- Chapter 7.VIII. The Crowd.—The Trial.—The Verdict.—The Soldier and
- Chapter 7.IX. Albornoz and Nina.
- BOOK VIII. THE GRAND COMPANY.
- Chapter 8.I. The Encampment.
- Chapter 8.II. Adrian Once More the Guest of Montreal.
- Chapter 8.III. Faithful and Ill-fated Love.—The Aspirations Survive the
- BOOK IX. THE RETURN.
- Chapter 9.I. The Triumphal Entrance.
- Chapter 9.II. The Masquerade.
- Chapter 9.III. Adrian’s Adventures at Palestrina.
- Chapter 9.IV. The Position of the Senator.—The Work of Years.—The
- Chapter 9.V. The Biter Bit.
- Chapter 9.VI. The Events Gather to the End.
- BOOK X. THE LION Of BASALT.
- Chapter 10.I. The Conjunction of Hostile Planets in the House of Death.
- Chapter 10.II. Montreal at Rome.—His Reception of Angelo Villani.
- Chapter 10.III. Montreal’s Banquet.
- Chapter 10.IV. The Sentence of Walter de Montreal.
- Chapter 10.V. The Discovery.
- Chapter 10.VI. The Suspense.
- Chapter 10.VII. The Tax.
- Chapter 10.VIII. The Threshold of the Event.
- Chapter The Last. The Close of the Chase.
- Appendix I. Some Remarks on the Life and Character of Rienzi.
- Appendix II. A Word Upon the Work by Pere du Cerceau and Pere Brumoy,
- Entitled “Conjuration de Nicolas Gabrini, Dit de Rienzi, Tyran de Rome.”
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