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Definition: Bulwer-Lytton

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. English writer of historical romances (1803-1873).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Bulwer-Lytton" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references)

Common Expressions: Bulwer-Lytton

Expressions Definition
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is a tongue-in-cheek contest that takes place annually and is sponsored by the English Department of San Jose State University. Entrants are invited to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels. The contest was initiated in 1982 by Scott Rice and is named in honor of English novelist and playwright Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, source of the much quoted first line It was a dark and stormy night; in full, Bulwer-Lytton's sentence runs:It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. (references)
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton English writer of historical romances (1803-1873). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Bulwer-Lytton

Bulwer-Lytton

Bulwer-Lytton is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803–1873), novelist and politician
  • Rosina Bulwer Lytton (1802–1882), feminist writer and wife of Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831–1891), statesman, poet and son of Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Bulwer Lytton
  • Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton (1876–1947)

See also

  • Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

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