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'''Edward Bulwer-Lytton''' (1803-1873) was a British author, poet, playwright, and politician. In his time, he was a critically respected best-selling author. He is famous for coining the phrases "The pen is mightier than the sword," "the almighty dollar," and "the great unwashed." One of his novels was later turned into an opera by [[
Of course, these days, [[Small Reference Pools|the only thing anyone remembers him for]] is the line "It was a dark and stormy night," the full quote of which has been famously derided as a shameless example of [[Purple Prose]]. It also inspired the [
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* ''Paul Clifford'' (1830), source of the famous "dark and stormy night" opening.
* ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1834), which has been adapted into a number of films and theatrical performances in recent years.
* ''The Coming Race'' (1871; later republished as ''Vril: The Power of the Coming Race''), a foray into [[Science Fiction]] inspired by his lifelong interest in the occult. According to rumors, it served as the inspiration for both [
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