Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was born in London, the son of General William Earle Bulwer and Elizabeth Barbara Lytton. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge, and was called to the bar in 1826. Bulwer-Lytton was a prolific writer, producing novels, plays, and poetry. His most famous works include the novels Paul Clifford (1830), Eugene Aram (1832), The Last Days of Pompeii (1834), and Rienzi (1835). He also wrote the play Richelieu (1839) and the poem The Last of the Barons (1843). Bulwer-Lytton was also a politician, serving as a Member of Parliament for Lincoln from 1831 to 1841. He was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1858, and was made a peer in 1866. Bulwer-Lytton died in 1873 at the age of 70. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
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