Novels: Zannoni. 1901

Set in the turbulent times of the French Revolution, 'Zanoni' is a both a love story and a Rosicrucian allegory of spiritual evolution. The eponymous hero is an immortal, over 4000 years old. But the price of eternal life is the rejection of all earthly passions - a price Zanoni has willingly paid - until he meets, and falls in love with Viola.