Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Net Worth

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Net Worth is
$100,000

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873), was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", "dweller on the threshold", as well as the infamous opening line "It was a dark and stormy night".

Date Of BirthMay 25, 1803, London, United Kingdom
DiedJanuary 18, 1873, Torquay, United Kingdom
Place Of BirthLondon, England, UK
ProfessionWriter
SpouseRosina Bulwer Lytton (m. 1827–1836)
Star SignGemini
#Quote
1It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.
2A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.
#Fact
1Father of 1st Earl of Lytton Robert Bulwer-Lytton, and grandfather of 2nd Earl of Lytton Victor Bulwer-Lytton.
2He was one of Charles Dickens' closest friends and favorite authors. It was Bulwer-Lytton who persuaded Dickens to change the ending of "Great Expectations" from a downbeat ending to a happy one.
3The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, named in his honor, celebrates deliberately bad writing. Entries are encouraged to be as terrible as possible.
4He is the originator of the now-infamous line "It was a dark and stormy night", often used by Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip "Peanuts", as a classic example of bad writing. It is from the novel "Paul Clifford".
5Was made a peer in 1866.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Last Days of Pompeii1984TV Mini-Series based on the novel by - 3 episodes
The Last Days of Pompeii1959novel: "The Last Days of Pompeii"
Sins of Pompeii1950novel "The Last Days of Pompeii" - uncredited
The Ghost of Rashmon Hall1948story "The Haunters and the Haunted"
Cardinal Richelieu1935play "Richelieu" - as Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Last Days of Pompeii1926novel "The Last Days of Pompeii"
In the Name of Love1925novel "The Lady of Lyons"
Eugene Aram1924novel "Eugene Aram"
Money1921play
Ernest Maltravers1920novel
Eugene Aram1915novel
Money1915/IShort play - as Bulwer Lytton
Damon and Pythias1914story - as E. Bulwer Lytton
Ernest Maltravers1914Short story
Richelieu1914play
Eugene Aram1914novel
Cardinal Richelieu's Ward1914play "Richelieu"
The End of the Road1913Short story - as E. Bulwer Lytton
The Lady of Lyons; or, Love and Pride1913play - as Lord Lytton
Jone o Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei1913novel
The Last Days of Pompeii1913novel "The Last Days of Pompeii"
Justinian and Theodora1910Short story
The Roman1910Short story
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy1910Short play "Richelieu"
The Christian Martyrs1909Short story
The Last Days of Pompeii1908Short
Damon and Pythias1908Short story

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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