Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton was a prolific 19th-century English novelist, playwright, and politician, best known for coining phrases like “the pen is mightier than the sword” and for his influential popular fiction.

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instanceOf Baron
Member of Parliament
human
novelist
playwright
politician
activePeriod 19th century
birthDate 1803-05-25
birthPlace England
London, England
surface form: London
child Emily Bulwer-Lytton
Baron Lytton
surface form: Robert Bulwer-Lytton
coinedPhrase dweller on the threshold
pursuit of the almighty dollar
the great unwashed
the pen is mightier than the sword
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
deathDate 1873-01-18
deathPlace Devon
England
Torquay
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
familyName Edward Bulwer-Lytton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bulwer-Lytton
fullName Edward Bulwer-Lytton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
genre Gothic fiction
historical fiction
romantic fiction
science fiction
givenName Edward
hasSignatureWork The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)
surface form: The Last Days of Pompeii
influenced early science fiction writers
popular Victorian fiction
knownFor Gothic fiction
early science fiction themes
popular historical novels
silver-fork novels
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
movement Romanticism
nationality British
English
nobleTitle Lord Lytton
surface form: 1st Baron Lytton
notableWork A Strange Story
Ernest Maltravers
Eugene Aram
Money
Night and Morning
Paul Clifford
Pelham
Richelieu; or, The Conspiracy
Rienzi
surface form: Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes

The Caxtons
The Coming Race
The Lady of Lyons
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)
surface form: The Last Days of Pompeii

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occupation dramatist
novelist
playwright
poet
politician
parodiedBy Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
Member of Parliament for Lincoln
Member of Parliament for St Ives
Secretary of State for the Colonies
spouse Rosina Bulwer Lytton

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Rosina Bulwer Lytton spouse Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Rosina Bulwer Lytton hasRelative Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Emily Bulwer-Lytton familyName Edward Bulwer-Lytton
this entity surface form: Bulwer-Lytton
Emily Bulwer-Lytton childOf Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Emily Bulwer-Lytton relative Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens namedAfter Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens notableRelative Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Lucile author Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Lucile workOfAuthor Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Victor Bulwer-Lytton familyName Edward Bulwer-Lytton
this entity surface form: Bulwer-Lytton