Edward Bulwer Lytton letters to Charles William Mark Kent
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 138 letters written between 1851-1872 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton to writer and journalist Charles William Mark Kent. In the letters, Lytton discusses politics, his writing, and his health. Some letters provide news of possible government appointments, and in others, Lytton consoles Kent on the state of his health.
Dates
- 1851 - 1872
Creator
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron (Family)
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Edward Bulwer Lytton (1803-1873)
Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton was a British novelist and politician. He wrote approximately 30 novels, many of them bestselling, in several different genres, including historical fiction, romance, and mystery. It was Bulwer Lytton who first wrote “It was a dark and stormy night,” as well as the phrases “the great unwashed”, “the almighty dollar”, and “the pen is mightier than the sword”.
Charles William Mark Kent (1823-1902)
Charles William Mark Kent (1823-1902) was a writer and journalist who edited The Sun, one of the first evening newspapers in England that reviewed books.
Extent
138 Items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The materials is arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
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Former Title
Collection formerly known as Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, correspondence with Charles William Mark Kent.
- Kent, Charles William Mark, 1823-1902
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873. Subject Source: Local sources
- Novelists, English—19th century—Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Edward Bulwer Lytton Letters to Charles William Mark Kent
- Author
- Boston Public Library Staff and Kimberly Reynolds
- Date
- Finding aid created and/or transcribed from legacy inventory prior to 2020.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2014-09: Updated by Kimberly Reynolds.
- 2023-03-08: To comply with Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Version 2019.0.3, Crystal Rodgers, Archivist, adjusted the following field(s): title, EAD ID, finding aid filing title, finding aid date, finding aid author, scope and contents note, arrangement note, processing information note, preferred citation, and revision description.
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