O nawiedzonych i nawiedzających by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The major breakthrough in his literary career was Pelham, which was published in 1828. He is known to have spoken in favor of the Reform Bill and had also taken the lead role in securing the reduction of the newspaper duties.īulwer published his first melancholic romantic novel named Falkland in 1827 , but unfortunately, it failed to garner public reach. He was returned for Lincoln in 1832 and sat in the Parliament for nine years. He had been elected as a member of St Ives in Cornwall in 1831. Literary Career of Edward Bulwer-Lyttonĭuring his early days, he started out following Jeremy Bentham. Though the cause of death was not clear, the infection could have been the reason, which might have affected the brain. He died on January 18, 1873, after enduring intense pain for a week.

An abscess was formed in the ear and burst following an operation to cure his deafness. He had spent the last two or three years of his life nursing his condition in Torquay. This was chiefly due to his writings that included Rosicrucian and similar esoteric notions, the likes of which can be found in the book Zanoni.Įdward had suffered from a disease of the ear from a long time. Edward Bulwer-Lytton BookĪ number of esoteric groups still continued to proclaim Bulwer-Lytton as their own. He had, however, written to the society complaining about the use of the title, claiming that he had never sanctioned such actions. In 1867, the English Rosicrucian society was founded by Robert Wentworth Little, which claimed Bulwer-Lytton as the Grand Patron. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lytton in 1866. He was even offered the crown of Greece when King Otto abdicated in 1862. This had been done by his widowed mother in 1811, though his brothers remained Bulwer. Rosina had published Cheveley, or the Man of Honour in 1839, which had bitterly stirred her husband’s alleged hypocrisy.įollowing his mother’s death in 1844, he changed his surname from Bulwer to Bulwer-Lytton according to her will and assumed the arms of Lytton by royal license. The couple separated in 1833 and it became legal in 1836. The incessant writing and political work took their stroll on the marriage and his infidelity embittered Rosina.

O nawiedzonych i nawiedzających by Edward Bulwer-Lytton