Zanoni - Paperback

by Edward George Earle Lytto Bulwer-Lytton (Author), Eduardo Filipe Freitas (Editor), Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (Author)

Zanoni, a timeless Rosicrucian brother, cannot fall in love without losing his power of immortality. Zanoni has lived since the Chaldean civilisation. His master Mejnor warns him against a love affair but Zanoni does not heed. He finally marries Viola and they have a child. As Zanoni experiences an increase in humanity, he begins to lose his gift of immortality. He finally dies in the guillotine during the French Revolution.