zanoni first published in 1842 was inspired by a dream sir edward a rosicrucian wrote this engaging wellresearched novel about the eternal conflict between head and heart between wisdom and love played out by the rosicrucians before the dramatic background of the french revolution he described his book zanoni as a truth for those who can comprehend it and an extravagance for those who cannot following his introduction the novel is divided into seven parts whose titles indicate the sevenfold path of spiritual development the fourth section the dweller of the threshold is the books centerpiece revealing significant esoteric facts and experiencesa novelist a dramatist a scholar an editor and an active member of parliament sir edward was an extremely successful author whose writings were widely read throughout england and europe he poured into this esoteric work all of the ancient esoteric wisdom that he felt he could reveal to the public during an age buried deeply in materialismthis work remains one of the great pioneering landmarks of esoteric writingc o n t e n t sprefaceintroductionthe musicianart love and wondertheurgiathe dweller of the thresholdthe effects of the elixirsuperstition deserting faiththe reign of terrornotezanoni explainedargument