Blain, Virginia. “Rosina Bulwer Lytton and the Rage of the Unheard”. The Huntington Library Quarterly, No. 3, pp. 210 - 36.
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Birth | Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, first Earl Lytton | The future diplomat and poet Edward Robert Bulwer (later Bulwer Lytton
, who also used the pseudonym Owen Meredith) was born in London, the younger child of writers Rosina
and Edward Bulwer (later Bulwer Lytton)
. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray, Brian Harrison, and Lawrence Goldman, editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. |
Cultural formation | L. E. L. | There are indications, however, that a rather suspect class standing contributed along with somewhat bohemian behaviour to the difficulty she had about weathering scandal. Benjamin Disraeli
famously and snobbishly wrote of a party at the |
Family and Intimate relationships | Anna Wheeler | The younger daughter, Rosina
(born on 4 November 1802), as Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton, achieved some fame as a novelist and notoriety as a woman violently at odds with her husband. |
Family and Intimate relationships | Constance Lytton | CL
's father, Edward Robert Bulwer
(first earl Lytton) or Owen Meredith, was a child of the abusive marriage between two writers, Rosina Bulwer Lytton
and Edward Bulwer
(later Bulwer-Lytton). Edward Robert became a... |
Family and Intimate relationships | Isa Blagden | IB
nursed Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton
, diplomat, author, and son of Rosina Bulwer Lytton
, through a serious bout of gastric fever. Raymond, William O. “Our Lady of Bellosguardo: A Pastel Portrait”. University of Toronto Quarterly, pp. 446 - 63. 450 Browning, Robert, and Isa Blagden. “Introduction”. Dearest Isa: Robert Browning’s Letters to Isabella Blagden, edited by Edward C. McAleer, Greenwood Press, 1970, p. xix - xxxiii. xxviii |
Family and Intimate relationships | Constance Lytton | Her paternal grandmother, Rosina Bulwer Lytton
, became a novelist and a supporter of women's rights after separating from her husband. She died on 12 March 1882, when Constance was just thirteen. For Constance (who... |
Family and Intimate relationships | Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton | On 29 August 1827 Edward Bulwer
(later Bulwer-Lytton) married Rosina Wheeler
; his mother disapproved of the marriage and stopped his allowance. Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton,. “Introduction”. A Blighted Life, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts, Thoemmes, 1994, p. vi - xxxvi. xvi |
Family and Intimate relationships | Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, first Earl Lytton | His mother was the novelist Rosina Bulwer Lytton
. Her often violent marriage to Edward Bulwer Lytton
ended in a very public separation. While she initially retained custody of their two children, Emily and young... |
Family and Intimate relationships | Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton | On 8 November 1831, Edward Bulwer
's second child with his wife Rosina
, Edward Robert Bulwer
, was born. He grew up to be a writer like both of his parents, as well as a diplomat. Sadleir, Michael. Bulwer: A Panorama. Constable, 1931. 161 |
Family and Intimate relationships | Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton | In April 1836 Edward Bulwer
and his wife separated. Rosina Bulwer
(later Bulwer-Lytton) retained custody of their children for two years. In 1838, Edward took custody of the children and denied her access to them... |
Family and Intimate relationships | Anna Wheeler | After twelve years of marriage, AW
took both her daughters (of whom the younger, Rosina
, was the future novelist Rosina Bulwer Lytton) and left her husband
. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray, Brian Harrison, and Lawrence Goldman, editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Sadleir, Michael. Bulwer: A Panorama. Constable, 1931. 72-3 Kelly, Gary, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 158. Gale Research, 1996. 349 |
Fictionalization | Lady Caroline Lamb | The other great love of her life, her husband, was equally productive for fictionalized versions of her character and doings. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography cites among novels dealing with her marriage Thomas Lister |
Fictionalization | Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton | Despite the controversy surrounding some of his early writings, Bulwer-Lytton was recognised by mid-Victorian critics as a significant and accomplished novelist. Once Rosina Bulwer Lytton
, his estranged wife, turned to writing to support herself... |
Friends, Associates | Anna Maria Hall | One of AMH
's closest friends was the actress Helen Faucit
, later Lady Martin. Though socially conservative in her attitudes, she was apparently more ready than her husband to achieve friendly relations with those... |
Friends, Associates | Lady Caroline Lamb | LCL
's friendships with women writers (besides Morgan) would surprise anyone not taking her seriously as a writer. When Germaine de Staël
visited England, Lady Caroline was delighted to find her wearing a hat with... |