Zanoni is an 1842 book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that tells a complicated story of love and occult aspiration. There are three plots that are interlaced with the story of Zanoni. The first 60 pages give few clues to the fascinating mysteries revealed later in the book. It takes a little time to get used to the Victorian style. The book is very descriptive and many who have read it find it wordy. Zanoni is one of two remaining initaites from an ancient Chaldean brotherhood. Both Zanoni and Mejnour have lived for centuries as they have wrought the secrets of eternal life from nature.