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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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| Title: | Letter from Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
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| Description: | In his letter, Edward Bulwer-Lytton declines to contribute to an unnamed periodical. |
| Letter dated: | 05-09-1865 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages ; slight foxing. |
| Type of letter: | Declines or agrees to subscribe to a work or society |
| Key works mentioned: | Blackwood's Magazine |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| 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/ |
| Identifier: | SL_109 |
