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Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
1803–1873
A bestselling Victorian novelist and politician, he mixed society satire, historical fiction, and supernatural intrigue in books that captivated 19th-century readers. He is still widely remembered for coining famous lines including “the pen is mightier than the sword” and the much-parodied opening “It was a dark and stormy night.”
225 Audiobooks
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 04
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 13
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Falkland, Book 3.
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Falkland, Book 4.
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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 09
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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07
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Devereux — Volume 04
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A Strange Story — Volume 02
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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 03
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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 18
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What Will He Do with It? — Volume 05
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Ernest Maltravers — Volume 04
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What Will He Do with It? — Volume 08
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Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 06
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 01
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
A Strange Story — Volume 07
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 09
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 05
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 06
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 05
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 01
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 02
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 07
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 06
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
About the author
Born in 1803, this English writer built an unusually public career in both literature and politics. He served in Parliament and was later created 1st Baron Lytton, but his lasting reputation rests on the sheer range of his writing: novels, plays, poems, essays, and criticism.
He was one of the most popular authors of his day, known for energetic, plot-driven books such as Pelham, The Last Days of Pompeii, Rienzi, and A Strange Story. His fiction moved easily between fashionable society, ancient history, crime, and the occult, which helps explain why his work reached such a broad audience.
Although tastes changed after his lifetime, his influence lingered through the phrases and scenes he left behind. He died in 1873, and today he remains an interesting figure not just as a Victorian storyteller, but as a writer whose words entered everyday culture.