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Bulwer-Lytton

The novelist and playwright, referenced in the poems.

minor

Also known as the great Bulwer, Bulwer

First appearance: reminiscences

Bulwer-Lytton shows up with force in Electric Light. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced as 'the great Bulwer' whose pen traced the history of a coming race and a new found world.
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In Electric Light: Referenced as 'the great Bulwer' whose pen traced the history of a coming race and a new found world. Later, in Niagara…

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