Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)
England

Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
The pen is mightier than the sword. --1 Richelieu. Act ii. Sc. ii.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton was one of the most famous novelists in his day. Educated at Trinity College in Cambridge, like many of the Romantic writers, Lytton pursued politics, drama, and literature. He participated in the activities of Parliament from 1831 to 1841, returning in 1858 and serving as Secretary of State for the colonies in 1858. In 1866 he became Baron Lytton of Knebworth. Although Lytton admired Schiller, Goethe, Godwin, and Byron, he popularized and contributed to the historical novel, of which he is most famous for. He also wrote a series of humorous domestic novels and plays. Lytton is known for coining such phrases as "the pen is mightier than the sword" and "it was a dark and stormy night."

Works
Falkland (1827)
Paul Clifford (1830)
Eugene Aram (1832)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1834)
Rienzi (1835)
The Caxtons (1849)
The Coming Race
The Lady of Lyons (1838), Richelieu (1839), and Money (1840).

Essay by John S. Moore
http://www.mith.demon.co.uk/Bulwer.htm

Source:

"Lytton, Edward Bulwer.," The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2001 Columbia University Press.