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Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton was an English writer and politician and the father of Robert Bulwer-Lytton. He served as an MP twice, first as a Whig and then as a Conservative. He is known for creating popular phrases such as "the pen is mightier than the sword" and "the almighty dollar". The opening line to his novel 'Paul Clifford' - "It was a dark and stormy night" has become the subject of derision and parody.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton was an English writer and politician and the father of Robert Bulwer-Lytton. He served as an MP twice, first as a Whig and then as a Conservative. He is known for creating popular phrases such as "the pen is mightier than the sword" and "the almighty dollar". The opening line to his novel 'Paul Clifford' - "It was a dark and stormy night" has become the subject of derision and parody.
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| Name: | Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
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| Title: | The Right Honourable The Lord Lytton |
| Also known as: | The Lord Lytton |
| Name suffix: | PC |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1803 |
| Date of death: | 1873 |
| Roles: | Novelist; Poet; Politician |
| Linked correspondent: | Harriet Martineau (link opens in new window); Edith Villiers (link opens in new window); Robert Bulwer-Lytton (link opens in new window); |
| Project person ID: | SLP103 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London. By John Jabez Edwin May all albumen carte-de-visite 1862 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
