The Last Days of Pompeii
- First published
- 1834
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Last Days of Pompeii" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel written in 1834. Set in first-century Pompeii, it follows Athenian nobleman Glaucus and his love for the beautiful Ione, threatened by the malevolent Egyptian sorcerer Arbaces. As Arbaces schemes to destroy their happiness through murder and deception, Mount Vesuvius rumbles ominously above. The story weaves together romance, betrayal, and religious conflict, building toward the catastrophic eruption that will consume the city in AD 79.
- Historical fiction
- Pompeii (Extinct city)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1565. The Last Days of Pompeii on Wikipedia.
