Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-20
The Death Of Bulwer.

A cable telegram from London briefly an
nOunces the death, on Saturday afternoon, of
the Right Hon. Edward Bulwer Lytton, the
well-known English novelist and poet Lord
l.ytton was the youngest of three sons, and was
born at Hayden Hall, county of Norfolk, in
ICES, and was therefore in the ssth year of his
age The strong literary tastes of his mother,
who was heiress Of the Lyttons of Wordsworth,
HeTtforishire, greatly contributed to the for
nation OF his mind. his father having died when
the future Lord LyttOn was yet young. He
as educated by private tutors, but afterward
entered Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he
graduated in ISIS. He gained the ChanceIlor's
prize OF the University for English versifcation,
~ poem on Sculpture IN 1875, and the next
year published collection Of youthful effu-
siOns, entitled '.weeds and Wild Flowers"
In ls21 he published poem called "O'Neir, or
the Rebel" and in the same year his first novel,
Falkland" appear anonymously. In 1928
Pelham was published, and, was rapidly fol-
lowed by "The Dis0wned," ssDevereux, "ssPaul
Clifford" and eugene Aram.'' For time he
appeared lefOre the public as editor of the Nsy
Monthly Hcgarias, and contributed n series of
papers, which have since been published in a
collected form, and entitled 1.-The Student"
While exercising editorial functions he was en-
gagged with his England and the English
which was published in 1898. He next wrote his
romance, "The Last Days of Pompeii," which
was followed, as time passed on, by "Rienzi,"
''Leila, or the Siege of Granada" "Calderon.
the Courtier," ''Night and Morning, "'.Day and
Night, "The Last Of the Barons,'' ''Zanoni,"
'.IiaroId,'' The Cations" "My Novel; or
Varieties in English Life ,'"what Will He Do
With It?"and"A Strange Story. His frstplay,
1.-The Duchess de Ia VALERIE" failed, but
"Richelieu, Money and The Lady of Lyons
were, on the other hand, remarkably successful.
In isi2 "Evs, the nl-Omened Marriage" with
other tales and poems from his pen. appeared,
and at later period the New Timon, and
liking Arthur" two clever poems, were pub
tshed anonymously.
The literary merits Of no writer of modern fic-
ton were more iercely attacked or more warm
ly defended. He by turns illustrated fashionable
Life, chivalry and history. and his latest novels
were his best, most truthful in spirit, and most
healthful in moral tone. lie first entered Par
Lament in leS1, and in June, 1853, he became a
member of the Derby cabinet as the successor
of Lord Stsnleyin the Office of secretary of state
for the colonies. His political reputation, how
ever, j. not as lasting his literary fame. A.
an orator he was polished in his speeches but
not in his speech.
Lord Lytton's married life, Ike that OF several
OF his IliuStrious compeers in literature, was
rendered unhappy by the disturbing influence
which IS termed the incompatibility OF husband
and wife in every case where the parties are of
high station. He was married in 1871 and there
WA great public interest in the event At the
time he was described as '.pale and fasci-
mating" and the bride as surprisingly lovely.
a. time passed and the weak couple grew i'm
strength. the popular interest in them, except
a. author and authOress, departed, and was only
revived by the story of their separation in 1886.
Lord Iytton settled on his wife an annuity of
1io0, but she soon found that her expenses
could not be met with her income, and as her
husband advanced in worldly prosperity she
began 10 utter complaints, to which he gave no
attention. Becoming angered at this indifer-
ence, she began to use her pen against him
publicly, and issued several novels and
pamphlets, wherein he was depicted in any but
pleasing COlors.