The Coming Race: A Subterranean People and the Power of Vril
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Sep 2026 · Aeneas Press
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An American taken down a mine by an engineer friend climbs into a chasm and finds a world beneath the earth, where a serene winged people wield an energy called vril that makes war pointless and everyone equal — and finds their perfection more frightening than any tyranny. Bulwer-Lytton's vril was taken literally by occultists for decades, and the name still sits on a beef extract jar. Fifty-seven plates of moonlight, forges and satirical moons trace the underground wonder and its earthly echoes through paintings by Thomas Rowlandson and George M. Woodward.
An American taken down a mine by an engineer friend climbs into a chasm and finds a world beneath the earth, where a serene winged people wield an energy called vril that makes war pointless and everyone equal — and finds their perfection more frightening than any tyranny. Bulwer-Lytton's vril wa...
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, playwright and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies and later Baron Lytton. Enormously popular in his day, he coined several phrases that outlived his reputation. His works include Pelham, The Last Days of Pompeii, Ernest Maltravers, and The Coming Race.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, playwright and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies and later Baron Lytton. Enormously popular in his day, he coined several phrases that outlived his reputation. His works include Pelham, The Last Days of Pompeii, Ernest Maltra...
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