The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-21
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Sir Edward George EarIe Lvtfor,. fette,
snoWn as bniwer. the English novelist, died
IN London on Saturday afternoon, in the
slxty-seYenth year Of hfs age, He was born
IN the county OF Norfolk, England; in 1903.
He was thesson OF General william Earle
Bulwer, and his mother the heiress of fine
Lyttons, Kncbworth, Hertfordshire. ) She
had vigorous literary tastes. and exercised
great influence In forming the mind of the
future novelist. His father died when Bull
wer was quite young. He had private tutors
until ne was prepared to enter Trinity Half.
Cambridge, where he was graduated In 1925.
tic gained chancellor's prize Mt the Uni
yersity for English versifcatiop, by poem on
sculpture" the year before he graduated.
he occupied bis vacations in tours through
England, Scotland, and France. His first
publication was collection of bis youthful
writings entitled "Weeds and Wild Flow
ers," In 1925. He published Byronic poem
in 1927 entitled "O'Neill, or The Rebel"
In the same year bis first novel, /" Falkland
appeared anonymously, which was quickly
followed by Pelham, or The Adventures
OF Gentleman" which gave him at once a
permanent place in public estimation. Next
came /" The DisowHed," "Devereux,"
/" The Siamese Twins" In 1884 "Eu-
gene Aram" appeared, followed BY eng.
land and the English" and "The Student"
He had in the mean time been the editor of
the "New Monthly Magazine In 1924
appeared "The Pilgrims of the Rhine"
and .'rhe Last Days of Pompei." In
1887 he wrote sAthens. It's Rise and Fall .
" Earnest Maltravera," Alice, or The Mys-
f1riac y Foff, Thu C;ooro - =
"Night and Morning." "Zanoni," "The
Last of the Barons." In 1886 he first COM
menced writing as dramatist. "Tbe
"The Lady Of Lyons" and Richelieu :"
were very successful. "Money," comedy,
was well received. From 1874 to 1850 he
published number of works. In 1850 he
commenced new series of works of do
"The Cations" "My Novel, OF Varieties of
English Life" Meanwhile, in 1914, he had
succeeded to the knebworth estates of his
mother, and exchanged, by royal license,
his surname of Bulwer to that of Lytton.
In 1851 he wrote " 4 Letter to John Bull,
ESQ.,, on Affairs connected with his Landed
Property and Persons who Live Thereon"
In 1886 he was elected lord rector Of the
University of Glasgow In opposition to Lord
Stanley, and delivered an inaugural advo-
eating the study Of the classics. In 1857
he wrote one of his best works, entitled
"What Will he Do With Itf" His works
have been republished in America and all
the living languages of Europe. In 1881 he
entered the House of Commons. The only
points Of bis parliamentary career that have
not passed into oblivion are his efforts to re-
lieve newspapers from stamp duties, and his
speeches on the copyright question. In 1858
he became member Of the Derby cabinet
as successor of Lord Stanley in the office OF
Secretary of State to the colonies. Latterly
he lived in social retirement. His son, known
to the literary world as "Owen Meredith
gives promise of filling the place in popular
regard 80 long held by Sir Edward Bulwer
Lytton. Like many other literary men, Bull
wer bad domestic troubles resulting in his
separation from his wife, on account of in
compatibility of tastes and temperS.-Bali-
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