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Age69 years (at death)
BornMay 25, 1803
DeathJan 18, 1873
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ProfessionPlaywright, writer, politician, novelist, poet, literary critic, science fiction writer, prose writer
ZodiacGemini ♊
Born inLondon
PartnerRosina Bulwer Lytton
FatherWilliam Earle Bulwer
MotherElizabeth Barbara Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Personal Facts, Age, Height and Biography of Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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.
Bulwer-Lytton's works were well known in his time. He coined famous phrases like "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", "dweller on the threshold", "the great unwashed", and the opening phrase (incipit) "It was a dark and stormy night." The sardonic Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, held annually from 1982 to 2024, claims to seek the "opening sentence of the worst of all possible novels".
Bulwer-Lytton's works were well known in his time. He coined famous phrases like "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", "dweller on the threshold", "the great unwashed", and the opening phrase (incipit) "It was a dark and stormy night." The sardonic Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, held annually from 1982 to 2024, claims to seek the "opening sentence of the worst of all possible novels".
