New-York tribune., 1873-01-20
OBITUARY.
LORD LYTTON (BULWERl.


Baron Lytton, Of Knebworth, Herts. who died in
London on Saturday last, was born in 1906. He was
the youngest son Of Gen. Bulwer and Of Barbara
Lytton, bis wife; educated at Trinity Hall,
Cambridge. graduating B. A. in 1925 and n. A. in
1885. He was afterward made ID. G.. l.. both In Ok
ford and Cambridge. He is known as a Novelist
Poet, Dramatist and Statesman, and his prodac-
tions and career may be classified follows:
l. The works of Lord Lytton in the department OF
pBose fiction with the dates Of their publication,
ismael, an Oriental Tale. 1920; Falkland, 1877 Pei
ham, or the Adventures of a Gentleman, 1923; Tho
Disowned, 1929; Devereux, 1929; Paul Clifford,
1890; Eugene Aram 1892 Godophin, 1893; Pilgrims
of the Rhine 1894 The Last Days Of Pompe, 1884
Rienzi, 1885 Ernest Malrayers 1887 Alice, or The
Mysteries 1897 Leila or the Siege of Grenada 1898
Night and Morning lsil Zanoni, 1912; The Last Of
the Barons, 1913 Lucretia, 1885, Harold, 1913; The
Caxtons, 1880; My Novel, 1853; What Will he Do
With 1t 1857. and A Strange Story
H. As Poet Lord Lytton wrote and printed
Sculpture, Prize Poem, 1925 Weeds and Wild
Flowers, 1876; The Samese Twins, 1881 Eva, and
other Poems, 1912 Poems and Ballads translated
from Schiller, 1874; The New TimOn, 1876; King
Arthur 1873; The Lost Tales of Miletus, 1896.
ILL., As a Dramatist Lord Lytton wrote Tho
Duchesse de la Valere 1896 The Sea Captain, 1887;
The Lady of Lyons, 1885, RicheIieu 1898; Cromwell.
1872; Money 1913 Not so Bad as We Seem, 1852
". As a Statesman and Historian, Lord Lytton
published: England and the English, 1888 The
Crisis 1895; Athens its Rise and Fall, 1851;
Letters to John Bull, esq, 1851; Caxtoniana, 1863
Lord LyttOn has occupied also a prominent posi-
ton during many years in English politics. He
entered the House of Commons in 1881, and ranked
himself with the reformers St. Ives being disfran-
chised by the Reform act, he was returned for the
n biob ba fo
until lsfl In the House he was noted chiefly for his
efforts to relieve newspapers from the stamp duties
and for his speeches upon the copyright question.
In 1893 he was made a baronet. He out of Par
lament from 1S4l to 1852, being twice defeated in
Lincoln but he was returned for Herts in 1882 as
Derby Conservative, and soon began TO distinguish
himself as a leader of his party He repeated in 1855
his efforts to secure the repeal of the penny stamp
duty on newspapers In 1858 he became member
Of the Derby Cabinet Secretary OF State for the
Colonies. When Lord Derby came into office again
in 1866 Sir Edward raised to the peerage as Lord
Lytton. He was always regarded in the House OF
Commons as one of the most finished speakers of his
day.. aud he rarely addressed the House without
attracting and retaining its attention.
Born member OF the British aristocracy he was
proud of his literary work sought from preference the
society of literary men, and had ever helping hand
for those who needed his assistance. This indeed Is
one of the most credtabe features Of his character
He was from the first greatly interested in the es-
tablshment of a Guild of Literature aud Art; he
gave portion of his estate upon which retreat for
decayed authors might be erected; and he wrote
comedy which was acted for the benefit of the Soci-
ety. He gave his sympathy and something more
substantial to the family Of Lamar Blanchard, writ
ing the memoir which was prefXed to the volume OF
remains which was published for their benefit. lie
hungered if we may the expression, for popular
appreciation and he says in the preface to the cheap
edition of his works. With the people in the larger
sense of the word, have always associated my OBJ
iects as an author; and in the hands Of that people
now place these evidences of the sympathy which
exists between all who recognize in labor the true
dignity of life" "To struggle and to struggle up
wards the law which connects the destinies OF the
multitude with the aspirations OF the scholar. All
who think cooperative with all who toll" These
are noble words, and many other passages of like
tenor might be cited from the works of The Author
of Pelham"
The domestic life of Lord Lytton. it is well known.
was an unhappy one. He married, in 1927, Miss
Wheeler an IRISH woman of good family, and after
several years he was separated from her. The dis
union attracted good deal of attention, especially
as the lady saw fit to make the public her contdant
and to write number ofnOvels, now quite forgotten
for the purpose of satirizing her husband and his
family. She tormented him upon all possible oc-
casions; published pamphlets about him; and when
be was to address his constituents at Hertford, she
appeared at the hustiDgs and then undertook TO ad
dress the voters upon the subject of her wrongs. OF
this ill-assorted marriage two children were born
the first, daughter who died in youth; and Edward
Robert who succeeds to the title and estates, and
who as Owen Meredith" has a good reputa-
ton as a writer of poetry.
The general critical opinions Of Lord Lytton's
literary work will be widely different; but next,
perhaps TO Dickens he has been the most generally
read writer of modern times The Messrs Routledge
paid him G20OO0 for the privilege of issuing cheap
edition Of his works of fiction 1t must be admitted
that as q novelist he outgrew many of his gravest
faults. There is no smell of Newgate in "The Cax-
tons and it is great deal to of any writer who
has written so much that bis last work was, beyond
all comparison, his BEST
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