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Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1803 - 1873

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, contract

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0300
Abstract

This collection contains an original contract in the Bulwer-Lytton’s own handwriting for the publication of his essays and criticisms for which he received $1250. Bulwer-Lytton was an English novelist, playwright, poet, and politician. Lord Lytton was a famous author who coined phrases such as “The pen is almightier than the sword” and “It was a dark and stormy night.”

Dates: 1864

Series I: Contract, undated

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains an original contract in the Bulwer-Lytton’s own handwriting for the publication of his essays and criticisms for which he received $1250. The three-page contract is bound in full red morocco binding.

Dates: undated

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