num_pages: 436
description: Paul Clifford tells the life of Paul Clifford, a man who leads a dual life as both a criminal and an upscale gentleman. Paul Clifford was written by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), an English politician, poet, playwright, and successful novelist. In a career spanning more than forty years he wrote a stream of novels which were read widely in the English-speaking world. He coined the phrases, "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", and the famous opening line from Paul Clifford, "It was a dark and stormy night."
language: English
title: Paul Clifford
titlecomplete: Paul Clifford
genres: Mystery, Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, British Literature, Crime, Historical, Historical Fiction, English Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 113
publisher: Wildside Pr