Paul Clifford (The Works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton (19 Volumes))
Publisher: Classic Books
Published: 1830
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 2
ISBN-13: 9780742633094
First sentence: IT was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents-except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.