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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
AuthorBooks · Second hand1803-1873
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, GCMG, PC 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. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from June 1858 to June 1859, as which he selected Richard Clement Moody to found British Columbia. He was created Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866.
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About Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Birth
1803
Death
1873
First book
1830
Years writing
196
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, GCMG, PC 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. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from June 1858 to June 1859, as which he selected Richard Clement Moody to found British Columbia. He was created Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton was an extremely prolific author who wrote over 600 works throughout his career.
He is the creator of the famous opening line 'it was a dark and stormy night', a true literary icon.
We owe him popular expressions such as 'the pen is mightier than the sword' and 'the pursuit of the almighty dollar'.
His most celebrated work, The Last Days of Pompeii, cemented his reputation as a master of the historical novel.
Beyond his writing, he had a distinguished career as a politician and playwright in 19th-century Britain.
