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"One of the peculiarities of Bulwer was his passion for occult studies. They had a charm for him early in life, and he pursued them with the earnestness which characterized his pursuit of other studies. He became absorbed in wizard lore; he equipped himself with magical implements, -- with rods for transmitting influence, and crystal balls in which to discern coming scenes and persons; and communed with spiritualists and mediums. The fruit of these mystic studies is seen in _Zanoni_ and ""A strange Story,"" romances which were a labor of love to the author, and into which he threw all the power he possessed, -- power re-enforced by multifarious reading and an instinctive appreciation of Oriental thought. A story of love and occult aspiration."

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"Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873), was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. He coined the phrases ""the great unwashed"", ""pursuit of the almighty dollar"", ""the pen is mightier than the sword"", ""dweller on the threshold"", and the well-known opening line ""It was a dark and stormy night""."

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