Believe me that the happiest act of intellect, however lofty, is that which enables it to be cheerfully at home with the Real! - Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Believe me that the happiest act of intellect, however lofty, is that which enables it to be cheerfully at home with the Real!

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About Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician.

Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Henry William Pickersgill (Public domain / CC0)

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Pen Names: Owen Meredith Pisistratus Caxton
Native Name: Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1. Baron Lytton
Alternative Names: Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lord Lytton Edward George Earle, 1st Baron Lytton Bulwer-Lytton Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Edward Bulwer Lytton E. G. L. B. George Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton

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