Author: Bulwer-Lytton, Edward (1803-1873). English writer and politician.
Title: Autograph Note Signed by the English Author Who Coined the Phrase "the Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword" Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
Description: Torquay, United Kingdom, March 7, 1868. 1868. - 13 words penned on 3-1/4 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide creamy white paper which is mounted on heavier stock. Bulwer-Lytton writes, "You do me the honour to wish for my autograph; here it is" and he signs "Lytton/ Torquay/ March 7 1868". The paper was folded once before having been mounted. Good.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was an English writer who is now largely forgotten. He was the creator of the famous opening line "It was a dark and stormy night". It first appeared in his 1830 novel "Paul Clifford". He coined the phrases "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar" and "the pen is mightier than the sword". Good .

Keywords: LITERATURE; ENGLISH AUTHOR; EDWARD BULWER-LYTTON; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED; SIGNATURE; THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD; IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

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