A Man of Words - A documentary about the life of Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

Описание: "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night."
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
"Pursuit of the almighty dollar."

Phrases we've all heard, but Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the Victorian author who originally wrote them down is now little remembered, even in literary circles.

Join Gareth Preston as he explores the life of this intuiging figure and the apparent contradiction of how a man who left a suprisingly large mark on our culture has somehow faded from our collective memory.

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