This volume collects 8 of Lord Lytton's plays: "The Duchess de lla Valliere," "The Lady of Lyons," "Richelieu," "Not So Bad As We Seem," "Money," "The Rightful Heir," "Walpole," and "Darnley."
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), was an English politician, poet, playwright, and prolific novelist. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed," "pursuit of the almighty dollar," "the pen is mightier than the sword," and the famous opening line "It was a dark and stormy night."