Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. (1803-1873)
Original CDV Photograph
An original carte de visite photograph of the English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician, shown in a bust vignette to the left. Photographed by E. & H. T. Anthony of New York and on the original photographer's mount, the lower edge slightly trimmed and with one chip at the upper right; otherwise in fine condition. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.3 x 9.9 cm).Bulmer-Lytton 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 well-known opening line "It was a dark and stormy night" and has therefore recently become the namesake of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, described as "a whimsical literary competition that challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels." (13537)
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