The Essential Edward Bulwer Lytton Collection

Edward Bulwer Lytton

mars 2013 · eBookIt.com

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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Edward Bulwer Lytton
Alice, or The Mysteries
Athens: Its Rise and Fall
Calderon The Courtier
The Caxtons
The Coming Race
Devereux
The Disowned
Ernest Maltravers
Eugene Aram
Falkland
The Fallen Star
Godolphin
Harold, The Last Of The Saxon Kings
Haunted and the Haunters
Kenelm Chillingly
The Lady of Lyons
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Of The Barons
Leila
Lucretia
My Novel
Night and Morning
The Parisians
Paul Clifford
Pausanias, the Spartan
Pelham
The Pilgrims Of The Rhine
Rienzi
A Strange Story
What Will He Do With It
Zanoni
Zicci

À propos de l'auteur

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 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.