Rienzi The Last of the Roman Tribunes Edward Bulwer Lytton

Rienzi
The Last of the Roman Tribunes
Edward Bulwer Lytton
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Copyright 1902
Illustrated by L. W. Zeigler
637 pages

The binding has breaks but is in acceptable condition. The pages are clean but tanned. The cover is scuffed and edge worn. Acceptable. Hardcover.

The tribune Rienzi is pitted against the autocratic monarchy, contrasting republicanism with autocratic monarchy. Based on the historical figure Nicholas Gabrini de Rienzi, who, from a low and despicable situation, raised himself to sovereign authority in Rome, in the fourteenth century; assuming the title of Tribune, and proposing to restore the ancient free republic. (AB7)