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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866.
May 21, 2024 · Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (born May 25, 1803, London, England—died January 18, 1873, Torquay, Devonshire) was a British politician, poet, and critic, chiefly remembered, however, as a prolific novelist.
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Oct 1, 2013 · Learn about the Victorian novelist who coined the phrase 'the pen is mightier than the sword', influenced men's fashion, and wrote an early science fiction novel. Discover his legacy, from Bovril to bad opening lines, and his offer to be king of Greece.
About Edward Bulwer-Lytton: Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. Lor...
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Learn about the life and career of the prolific and influential Victorian novelist, poet, playwright, and politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Explore his early works, his marriage, his travels, his controversies, and his legacy.
Jan 9, 2015 · The English words "The pen is mightier than the sword" were first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play Cardinal Richelieu.
Edward Bulwer Lytton was buried in St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was born in London, a son of Colonel William Earle Bulwer and Elizabeth Lytton. Both families could trace their ancestry back to the time of the Norman conquest.
