Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton

-
Standard Name: Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton,,, first Baron
Birth Name: Edward George Earle Bulwer
Self-constructed Name: Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
Titled: Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton , who began his prolific career as Edward Bulwer, wrote many kinds of novels—from the silver-fork genre (whose name derived from a derisive reference to Bulwer himself as a silver fork polisher
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press.
103
in Fraser's Magazine ) and domestic fiction to crime or Newgate novels (the forerunner of sensation fiction), science fiction, and occult stories. He also wrote three plays, several books of poetry, and an Arthurian epic, as well as editing The New Monthly Magazine from 1831 to 1833.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press.
103

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Wealth and Poverty Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
As result of her separation from Edward and her reduced income (of four hundred pounds a year), Rosina Bulwer was forced to live either abroad or in the social back-waters
Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. “Introduction”. A Blighted Life, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts, Thoemmes, p. vi - xxxvi.
xix
of Britain.
Literary responses Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Her husband, Edward Bulwer (later Bulwer Lytton) , was embarrassed by Cheveley, seeing himself in the portrait of Lord De Clifford and his predilection for governesses,
Sutherland, John. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press.
119
and tried to block the novel's production...
Characters Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
It opens with a Notice attacking her critics, the same gang of male and female Infamies employed before by the great Literary Bombastes.
Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. Very Successful!. Whitaker.
preface
The heroine is a woman who rashly married and is now...
Textual Features Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Much of RBLBL 's non-fictional writing, both public statement and private life-writing, makes explicit the personal and professional experiences, the social critique, and the hatred of her husband , which are all evident in her novels.
Material Conditions of Writing Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
She sometimes kept a journal. Visiting Naples with her husband she noted down brief accounts of sensational incidents of violence against her;
Roberts, Marie Mulvey. “’The Very Worst Woman I ever Heard of’: Rosina Bulwer Lytton and biography as vindication”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
25
, No. 2, pp. 253-67.
259
shortly before their separation she wrote: I have always remarked that every...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
In it she used public humiliation in an attempt to persuade her husband to increase her allowance. She denounced him as a literary Cagliostro , political Titus Oates and marital Henry the Eighth—
Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. “Introduction”. A Blighted Life, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts, Thoemmes, p. vi - xxxvi.
xxvi
Reception Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Louisa Devey claimed she was publishing the letters in vindication of her [RBLBL 's] memory
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton, and Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton. “Editorial Materials”. Letters of the Late Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton, to His Wife, edited by Louisa Devey, G. W. Dillingham.
prelims
in the face of criticism from the surviving Lytton family.
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton, and Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton. “Editorial Materials”. Letters of the Late Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton, to His Wife, edited by Louisa Devey, G. W. Dillingham.
prelims
In addition to Edward 's letters, the...
Family and Intimate relationships Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Rosina Wheeler married novelist Edward Bulwer (later Edward Bulwer Lytton); his mother strongly opposed the marriage.
He changed his name to Bulwer Lytton on inheriting his mother's estates.
Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. “Introduction”. A Blighted Life, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts, Thoemmes, p. vi - xxxvi.
xvi
Travel Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
The Bulwers visited Naples together; that was one of the places where Edward accused Rosina of encouraging other men.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Family and Intimate relationships Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Rosina Bulwer (later Baroness Lytton ) separated from her husband, Edward Bulwer .
Ellis, Stewart Marsh, and Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton. “Introduction and Notes”. Unpublished Letters of Lady Bulwer Lytton to A.E. Chalon, R.A., Nash, pp. 9 - 26; various pages.
22
Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. “Introduction”. A Blighted Life, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts, Thoemmes, p. vi - xxxvi.
xvii
Violence Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Rosina Bulwer Lytton (later Baroness Lytton ) was committed to a lunatic asylum by her estranged husband, Edward Bulwer Lytton , after she made a public speech in Hertford against his candidacy for parliament as...
Textual Production Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Rosina Bulwer (later Baroness Lytton) published her second satirical novel, The Budget of the Bubble Family (which is based on that of her husband , the Bulwers).
Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. “Introduction”. A Blighted Life, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts, Thoemmes, p. vi - xxxvi.
xxxv
Athenæum. J. Lection.
675 (1840): 766
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Textual Production Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton
Rosina Bulwer Lytton 's autobiography was published: A Blighted Life described her confinement by her husband to a lunatic asylum in 1858 after she spoke out about his political career.
Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. “Introduction”. A Blighted Life, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts, Thoemmes, p. vi - xxxvi.
xxvii, xxxvi
Friends, Associates Elizabeth Rigby
While in London, ER renewed old friendships and established new. She socialized with Sir Edwin Henry Landseer , John Wilson Croker , Henry Chorley , Lord Lansdowne , and Anna Jameson (with whom she corresponded)...
Residence Frances Mary Peard
The 1881 census lists them in Tormoham (a part of Torquay): FMP 's mother was listed as the householder, and Frances Mary was listed as without occupation.
“FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service”. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Torquay at the time of their arrival was...

Timeline

No timeline events available.

Texts

No bibliographical results available.