Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton came from a prominent family; his father was General William Earle Bulwer and his mother, Elizabeth Barbara Lytton, had been a great heiress. After his father died in 1807, his mother moved the family from their estate in Norfolk to London. Bulwer’s mother wished to send him to Eton, but he preferred and was permitted to have his education under tutors who prepared him for Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took bachelor’s and master’s degrees and graduated in 1826. Later, both his own university and Oxford granted him honorary degrees. Long...
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