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Bulwer-Lytton

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Bul·wer-Lyt·ton  (blwr-ltn), Edward George Earle Lytton. First Baron Lytton. 1803-1873.
British writer best known for his popular historical novels, especially The Last Days of Pompeii (1834), and for his convoluted prose style.
Bulwer-Lytton [ˈbʊlwəˈlɪtən]
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(Biographies) See (1st Baron) Lytton
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Noun1.Bulwer-Lytton - English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)Bulwer-Lytton - English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton, First Baron Lytton, Lytton
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