Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton (1803–1873)
Forfatter af The Last Days of Pompeii
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lord of Lytton, was born on May 25, 1803 in London, England. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1822, won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for English verse in 1825, and received a B.A. degree the following year. He was a novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He coined vis mere the phrases the "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", and the opening line "It was a dark and stormy night". He wrote in a variety of genres, including historical fiction, mystery, romance, the occult, and science fiction. His works included Falkland, Pelham, Eugene Aram, The Last Days of Pompei, Ernest Maltravers, Zanoni, The Last of the Barons, The Caxtons, and A Strange Story. He also published several volumes of poetry including Ismael and The New Timon. His best known play was The Lady of Lyons. He served as the Secretary of State for the Colonies in from 1858 to 1859 and played a large part in the organization of the new colony of British Columbia. He became Baron Lytton of Knebworth in July 1866 and thereafter took his place in the House of Peers. He died on May 23, 1873, just short of his 70th birthday. The cause of death was not clear but it was thought that an infection he had in his ear had affected his brain. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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(eng) Please do not combine with Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Earl of Lytton, aka Owen Meredith, 1831-1891, who is the son of this author.
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Zanoni : rosenkreuzeren / Edward Bulwer Lytton ; [oversat efter de engelske og tyske udgaver af E. le Sage. (1842) 264 eksemplarer
Bulwer Lytton's Novels (A Strange Story; Zanoni; The Haunted And The Haunters) (1800) 12 eksemplarer
The Works of Bulwer Lytton, Volume VII (7). A Strange Story, the Haunted and the Haunters, the Last of the Barons,… (1892) 11 eksemplarer
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The Works of Edward Bulwer Lytton Volume VI. Ernest Maltravers; Alice or the Mysteries; Pausanias, the Spartan;… (1880) 10 eksemplarer
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The Caxtons; Zicci 7 eksemplarer
Paul Clifford/Eugene Aram 6 eksemplarer
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The Works of Edward Bulwer Lytton. Volume I: The Last Days of Pompeii; Harold: The Last of the Saxon Kings; The… (1834) 6 eksemplarer
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Rienzi : the last of the Roman tribunes. Volume I 5 eksemplarer
The Dramatic Works of Edward Bulwer Lytton Volume IX. The Duchess De La Valliere; The Lady of Lyons or Love, and Pride;… 5 eksemplarer
The Caxtons : a family picture. Volume I 5 eksemplarer
Leila, or the siege of Granada, and Calderon the courtier ; The Lady of Lyons, or love and pride (2006) 4 eksemplarer
Lost Tales of Miletus., The 4 eksemplarer
The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord… (1996) 4 eksemplarer
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[Lord Lytton's novels] 3 eksemplarer
The Lady of the Baron 3 eksemplarer
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The Collected Works of Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World… (2015) 3 eksemplarer
Zanoni Book Three : The Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe, A Weiser Books Collection (2012) 3 eksemplarer
Bulwer's Novels, Volume 20. Rienzi, Vol. II. 3 eksemplarer
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Devereux/The Disowned 3 eksemplarer
Kenelm Chillingly/Rienzi 3 eksemplarer
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Edward Bulwer Lytton-Volume 2: Including One Novel 'a Strange Story, '… (2011) 3 eksemplarer
Harold; Falkland; Calderon 3 eksemplarer
Paul Clifford - Volume 01 3 eksemplarer
The Caxton's. A family picture. The coming race; or, the new utopia. Leila; or, siege of Granada (1890) 2 eksemplarer
The Poetical Works of The Right Hon. Lord Lytton 2 eksemplarer
The sea-captain 2 eksemplarer
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England and the English 2 2 eksemplarer
Eugene Aram (Volume I of II) 2 eksemplarer
Luz y sombras 2 eksemplarer
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Edward Bulwer Lytton-Volume 3: Including One Novel 'Zanoni,'… (2011) 2 eksemplarer
Zanoni Book Two : Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe, A Weiser Books Collection (2012) 2 eksemplarer
The wit and wisdom of E. Bulwer-Lytton 2 eksemplarer
Ismael, an oriental tale, with other poems [ed. by ] 2 eksemplarer
Zanoni Book One : The Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe, A Weiser Books Collection (2012) 2 eksemplarer
Night and Morning Vol. 1 2 eksemplarer
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Aux-Italiens 1 eksemplar
The Poems of John Keats 1 eksemplar
Die letzten Tage von Pompeji historischer Roman 1 eksemplar
The Last Days of Pompeii, Library of Classics 1 eksemplar
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Los ultimos dias de Pompeya 1 eksemplar
Last Days Pompeii 1 eksemplar
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Bul' ver". P'esy. 1 eksemplar
O ÚLTIMO DOS BARÕES II (PSL11) 1 eksemplar
CRISOL 206 LOS ULTIMOS DIAS DE POMPEYA 1 eksemplar
Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes Vol. 2 1 eksemplar
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Disowned Vol. 2 1 eksemplar
Disowned Vol. 1 1 eksemplar
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Devereux Vol. 2 1 eksemplar
Devereux Vol. 1 1 eksemplar
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Les derniers jours de Pompei 1 eksemplar
Pelham Lucretia 1 eksemplar
The Haunted House 1 eksemplar
Works (Lytton Edition) 1 eksemplar
Los últimos días de pompeya 1 eksemplar
In viltoarea vietii 1 eksemplar
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Gespenster 1 eksemplar
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Casa e il cervello, La 1 eksemplar
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Una famiglia originale 1 eksemplar
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"My novel", 1 eksemplar
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- Kanonisk navn
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer, Baron Lytton
- Juridisk navn
- Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
- Andre navne
- Bulwer-Lytton, Sir Edward George
Lord Lytton
Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Edward
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle
Baron Lytton of Knebworth - Fødselsdato
- 1803-05-25
- Dødsdag
- 1873-01-18
- Begravelsessted
- Westminster Abbey, Londen, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Land (til kort)
- England, UK
- Fødested
- London, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Torquay, Devon, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Londen, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Uddannelse
- University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall|BA|1826)
University of Bonn - Erhverv
- Writer
Poet
Politician - Relationer
- Lytton, Rosina Wheeler (wife)
- Organisationer
- UK Parliament
- Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Peer of the Realm (1866)
Chancellor's Gold Medal (Cambridge University, 1825) - Kort biografi
- Edward Bulwer changed his surname to Bulwer-Lytton in 1844 at the request of his mother, and was created first Baron Lytton in 1866. He was a popular writer who coined several phrases that would go on to become clichés, including the opening line to his 1830 novel Paul Clifford, "It was a dark and stormy night." His name lives on in the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, in which the contestants craft bad openings for imaginary novels.
- Oplysning om flertydighed
- Please do not combine with Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Earl of Lytton, aka Owen Meredith, 1831-1891, who is the son of this author.
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