Audiobooks by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The House and the Brain - The Haunted and the Haunters (Unabridged)

The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer-Lytton is both a wonderful ghost story and a well-crafted example of Bulwer-Lytton's theory of the supernatural. It represents nearly 20 years' study of paranormal phenomena. On the one hand, it is a chilling tale of ghosts and terror, but on the other, it illustrate the author's theory 'that the Supernatural is Impossible, and that what is called supernatural is only a something in the laws of nature of which we have been hitherto ignorant.' For him, though, the laws of nature include 'the power that in the old days was called Magic, a power of the human will that can affect mental and physical reality and produce the apparently supernatural.' A rationalist Victorian visits a haunted house in order to explain the nature of its ghostly inhabitants. First published in Blackwood's, August 1859. Edward Bulwer-Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. Lord Lytton was a florid, popular writer of his day, who coined such phrases as 'the great unwashed', 'pursuit of the almighty dollar', 'the pen is mightier than the sword', and the infamous incipit 'It was a dark and stormy night.' He was the youngest son of General William Earle Bulwer of Heydon Hall and Wood Dalling, Norfolk and Elizabeth Barbara Lytton, daughter of Richard Warburton Lytton of Knebworth, Hertfordshire. He had two brothers, William Earle Lytton Bulwer (1799-1877) and Henry, afterwards Lord Dalling and Bulwer. Lord Lytton's original surname was Bulwer, the names 'Earle' and 'Lytton' were middle names. On 20 February 1844 he assumed the name and arms of Lytton by royal licence and his surname then became 'Bulwer-Lytton'. His widowed mother had done the same in 1811. His brothers were always simply surnamed 'Bulwer'.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Author), Grant 007love (Narrator)

Audiobook

VRIL - Das Geschlecht der Zukunft

Das Geschlecht der Vril-Ya lebt unter der Erde. Dank der Kraft des Vril verfügt diese unterirdisch lebende Menschenrasse über besonders ausgeprägte physische und psychische Kräfte, die sie zur Telepathie und Telekinese befähigen. Den oberirdisch lebenden Menschenvölkern sind die Vril-Ya weit überlegen. Ursprünglich ein Volk, das an der Erdoberfläche lebte, wurden die Vril-Ya durch eine Naturkatastrophe vom Rest der Menschheit abgeschnitten und zogen sich in ein unterirdisches Höhlensystem zurück, in dem sie eine neue Heimat fanden. Der Erzähler des Romans gelangt über einen alten Bergwerksschacht in das unterirdische Reich der Vril-Ya. Diese zeigen sich äußerst interessiert an den oberirdischen Menschen und befragen ihn eingehend über die menschliche Gesellschaft. Dem Erzähler gelingt schließlich die Flucht aus dem Reich der Vril-Ya und er warnt seine Leser am Ende des Romans vor der Gefahr, die von diesem Volk für die Menschheit ausginge, sollten sie jemals an die Oberfläche zurückkehren.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Author), David Endress (Narrator)

Audiobook

Vril: The Power of the Coming Race

'Vrill, The power of the Coming Race' (1870) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton is an early science fiction novel. The setting is a strange subterranean world inhabited by beautiful entities that resemble the angels described in scripture. The advanced beings known as Vril-ya live underground - using the mysterious 'Vril' as an energy source - but intend to reclaim the surface of the earth as their own. The narrator end deep inside the Earth via a natural chasm in a mine shaft. He is rescued by the Vril-ya, an advanced race that use telepathic powers, fly with artificial wings, are served by automata and possess formidable weapons. After a long stay, things go wrong and the protagonist escapes back to the surface with the help of Zee, one of the Vril-ya.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Author), Glen Reed (Narrator)

Audiobook

Vril, The Power of the Coming Race

When two friends wander down a maze of underground tunnels, they stumble upon the entrance to another world populated with a race of advanced humanoid beings. These beautiful subterranean creatures hold immense power in the form of Vril energy, and they've got a plot to conquer the overworld. This 1871 sci-fi novel presents a fascinating story about society, science, and philosophy. A best-seller in its day, this supernatural Victorian travel tale holds its own among the popular dystopian works of today.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Author), Suzi Woods (Narrator)

Audiobook