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The Last Days of Pompeii Paperback – January 1, 2007

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The decadence of Roman society and the dramatic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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    304 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Echo Library
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2007
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1406814970
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1406814972
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Echo Library (January 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1406814970
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1406814972
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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William Bunn
5.0 out of 5 stars Just as described!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2022
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Great seller, leather book like new!!!
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L.M. III
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic.
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014
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The book arrived in perfect constitional and was packaged well. I'm not going to address the story because it is a classic.
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SPQRon
1.0 out of 5 stars Deeply flawed printing
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022
The 'Scholar Select' edition I received is deeply flawed. Is this some kind of print-on-demand book? More than once multiple pages of the fuzzy scans are repeated. The climax (the eruption) is missing five (5) pages, replaced by repeated pages of a later sequence.
Even on the off-center cover the author's name is "Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton". I should think that if your purpose is to 'preserve' that more care should be taken in the presentation. I am a retired graphic designer and the sloppy work sold here was offensive, especially at the price. I would have been better served by the classic comics version.
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Laska
2.0 out of 5 stars Twisted plot of a great book
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
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The movie supposedly was based on a novel of Edward Bulwer Lytton with the same title, but it took completely different road. The movie has a lot of new characters and different twists of the original novel, which diminished the great story of Bulwer Lytton to a cheap and boring plot.
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Hedda Matheson
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read.
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014
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I have read this book before, but not for years. Colorful and vibrant descriptive writing, typical of some of the best 19'th Century work. Great dramatic and romantic historical novel. Book in excellent condition.
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Boaz
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2015
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I love old books!!! I loved adding this to my collection!!!
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Ronald Artac
5.0 out of 5 stars Last Days of Pompeii
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2009
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Enjoyed the movie fully. Enjoyed the movie when it first came out on telelevision years ago. I enjoyed it as much now as than!
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HAMLET
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Novel. Should Be Required Reading In Schools, Along Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ.
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2015
I just watched the 1984 miniseries barely an hour ago, and finished the novel two weeks ago. The novel is very well written, and while some may have a problem with the 'archaic' style, that just shows their low attention span, and inability to comprehend classic literature. I won't say much about the plot, since it is well known; but I will say that the drama never flags and the suspense never lets up until the final pages, when the dust settles. My recommendation is, read the novel first and then watch the 1984 miniseries starring Duncan Regehr, Nicholas Clay, Linda Purl, Ned Beatty, Leslie Ann-Down, Olivia Hussey, Franco Nero, Brian Blessed, Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Quayle, Siobhan McKenna and Sir Laurence Olivier.

It is a shame that this wonderful novel has nigh fallen into obscurity, as it is just as good as Le Comte De Monte Cristo and Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ. It is accurate in its descriptions of a city that is forever lost to history. Therefore, it should be required reading in schools.
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Shantal Torres
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellísimo
Reviewed in Mexico on December 8, 2022
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Serie increíble producida en los años 80 sobre la tragedia de Pompeya que mi mamá revivió con gran alegría. Se agradece que todavía haya tesoros en DVD.
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steward
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quality and much appreciated
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2022
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The item was very good quality excellent viewing very entertaining
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Rory
4.0 out of 5 stars Les derniers jours de Pompeii
Reviewed in France on August 11, 2021
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Adaptée du roman d'Edward Bulwer-Lytton, cette mini-série diffusée en 1984 sur ABC est quasiment introuvable aujourd'hui. Quel dommage serais-je tenté de dire tant sa vision en 2021 produit toujours son petit effet, grâce à ses effets spéciaux qui ne déméritent pas à l'heure du tout numérique mais aussi par son scénario qui parvient à faire s'entrecroiser les destins de plusieurs personnages sur le point d'être balayés par le vent de l'histoire : en l'occurrence la lave et les cendres du Vésuve. La distribution est de toute beauté à l'instar de nombre de productions télévisuelles de l'époque. Se distinguent tout particulièrement Ernest Borgnine,Lawrence Olivier, la ravissante Lesley-Anne Down et le très charismatique Nicholas Clay, malheureusement disparu prématurément. Disponible dans une copie passable, en anglais ou espagnol seulement, on se prend à espérer une sortie en BR qui nous permettrait de jubiler ouvertement à plusieurs scènes telle celle, irrésistible, où Lesley-Anne Down tente de fuir les centurions avec dans ses bras une visible poupée censée représenter son bébé...
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Carol
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2014
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not as interesting as I'd hoped and I didn't finish the book
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rodolfo francisco rojas rivera
5.0 out of 5 stars Serie de tv del 84 en dos discos
Reviewed in Spain on April 1, 2016
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Los Ultimos dias de Pompeya serie de tv de1984 en dos Dvds. Calidad aceptable. Es la unica versión en Español que ha sido editada actualmente. Buena opción si eres fan del genero Peplum
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