Publisher's Synopsis
A Strange Story by Edward Bulwer Lytton (Author), Peter C Dawson (Contributor) Edward Bulwer Lytton (1803-1873) is "chiefly remembered...as a prolific novelist," whose several novels "remain immensely readable"--"a novelist of the first rank." A Strange Story is set in nineteenth century England, where a young provincial physician, Allen Fenwick, who, now in his thirties and with a successful practice, finds love--his "heart's twin"--in an 18-year-old newcomer to town, Miss Lilian Ashleigh. It began with an "irresistible impulse"--a something intangible, if not spiritual--that persuaded him to take a different route to his destination, where he chanced upon Lilian, as if by accident, in the garden of her new home. A Strange Story is a literary work of science fiction, romance, murder mystery, introspection on the meaning of life, and spirituality, interspersed with discerning social commentary, written vividly into historical philosophical context. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.