Robert Bulwer-Lytton

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith Historical fiction
Romanticism
Victorian literature
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Grand_Commander
Order of the Bath
Order of the Star of India
gptkbp:birthDate November 8, 1803
gptkbp:child gptkb:Edward_Bulwer-Lytton
gptkbp:contributedTo Literary criticism
Cultural commentary
Political discourse
gptkbp:deathDate May 24, 1873
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Bulwer-Lytton_Fiction_Contest
The phrase 'It was a dark and stormy night'.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Bulwer-Lytton,_1st_Earl_of_Lytton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Bulwer-Lytton
gptkbp:influence Literature of the 19th century
Literature of the Victorian era
Literature of the Romantic period
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Eliot
gptkb:Thomas_Hardy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Lord_Byron
gptkbp:involvedIn Public speaking
Theatre
Political debates
Indian_administration
gptkbp:knownFor Character development
Descriptive prose
Dramatic style
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later authors
Cultural references in modern media
Literary awards named after him
gptkbp:members gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Eugene_Aram
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Caxtons
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Novelist
Politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Elizabeth_Lytton
gptkb:William_Bulwer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Torquay,_England
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lytton_family
Bulwer_family
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkb:Viceroy_of_India
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rosina_Bulwer-Lytton
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Lytton
gptkb:Earl_of_Lytton
gptkbp:wrote Historical novels
Political novels
Social novels