£15.00
Title: The Last of the Barons
Author: Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton
Publisher : Chapman and Hall
Publication 1850
Format: Hardback / Leather
Condition: Marbled boards with black leather to spine and corners. Sone scuffing and bumping to corners and spine. Rear cover quite rubbed. Pages are faily clean but do have a few marks and a couple of dog-earred pages. A couple of pages have some black marks (soot?) to them. Front board is starting to crack but still firm at present. Picture frontispiece by Hablot K Browne.
Book measures: 18cm x 12cm with 464 pages
1 in stock
“The Last of the Barons” is a compelling historical novel penned by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Set against the backdrop of 15th-century England, the story delves into the intense power struggle between the formidable English King Edward IV and his influential minister, the Earl of Warwick, who earned the moniker “Warwick the Kingmaker.” The novel artfully weaves together politics, ambition, and personal loyalties as Warwick maneuvers the turbulent political landscape to control the English throne. Through a tapestry of vivid characters and rich historical details, Lytton’s narrative explores the precarious alliances and treacherous betrayals that define this turbulent period in English history. “The Last of the Barons” is a captivating journey through the Machiavellian machinations of a bygone era, where the fate of nations hinges on the actions of a few powerful individuals.
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