Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton was a prolific 19th-century English novelist, playwright, and politician, best known for coining phrases like “the pen is mightier than the sword” and for his influential popular fiction.

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Member of Parliament
human
novelist
playwright
politician
activePeriod 19th century
birthDate 1803-05-25
birthPlace England
London
linked to: London, England
child Emily Bulwer-Lytton
Robert Bulwer-Lytton
linked to: Baron Lytton
coinedPhrase dweller on the threshold
pursuit of the almighty dollar
the great unwashed
the pen is mightier than the sword
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
deathDate 1873-01-18
deathPlace Devon
England
Torquay
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
familyName Bulwer-Lytton
fullName Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
genre Gothic fiction
historical fiction
romantic fiction
science fiction
givenName Edward
hasSignatureWork The Last Days of Pompeii
influenced early science fiction writers
popular Victorian fiction
knownFor Gothic fiction
early science fiction themes
popular historical novels
silver-fork novels
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
movement Romanticism
nationality British
English
nobleTitle 1st Baron Lytton
linked to: Lord Lytton
notableWork A Strange Story
Ernest Maltravers
Eugene Aram
Money
Night and Morning
Paul Clifford
Pelham
Richelieu; or, The Conspiracy
Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes
linked to: Rienzi

The Caxtons
The Coming Race
The Lady of Lyons
The Last Days of Pompeii
Zanoni
occupation dramatist
novelist
playwright
poet
politician
parodiedBy Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
Member of Parliament for Lincoln
Member of Parliament for St Ives
Secretary of State for the Colonies
spouse Rosina Bulwer Lytton

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Henry Colburn notableAuthorPublished Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The New Monthly Magazine editor Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton fullName Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
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Richard Bentley publishedAuthor Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Last Days of Pompeii (novel) author Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Richelieu; or, The Conspiracy author Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Richelieu; or, The Conspiracy creator Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Money author Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Money writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Money authorFullName Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
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Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest namedAfter Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Fables in Song author Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Glenaveril author Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Owen Meredith realName Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton
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Owen Meredith usedBy Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton
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Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton familyName Bulwer-Lytton
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Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton father Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Baron Lytton hasTitleHolder Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton familyName Bulwer-Lytton
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Bentley's Miscellany contributor Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Rosina Bulwer Lytton familyName Bulwer Lytton
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