Poetry · Character
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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