Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, was a huge Bulwer-Lytton fan and may have decided he was presenting true facts, disguised as fiction.

• 海伦娜·布拉瓦茨基夫人，神智学社会的奠基人，是布尔沃·利顿狂人崇拜者而也许已经决定他正在提出真正的事实，以小说那样掩饰的方式。