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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Full Name: |
Edward
George Earle Lytton
Bulwer-Lytton |
Born: |
May 25, 1803 |
Died: |
January 18, 1873 |
Occupation: |
Politician, Poet, Playwright, Novelist |
Nationality: |
English |
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Biography
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", "dweller on the threshold", and the well-known opening line "It was a dark and stormy night".
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