{"product_id":"13537-bulwer-lytton-edward-1803-1873-original-cdv-photograph","title":"Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. (1803-1873) Original CDV Photograph","description":"An original carte de visite photograph of the English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician, shown in a bust vignette to the left.  Photographed by E. \u0026amp; H. T. Anthony of New York and on the original photographer's mount, the lower edge slightly trimmed and with one chip at the upper right; otherwise in fine condition. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.3 x 9.9 cm).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eBulmer-Lytton was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. He coined the phrases \"the great unwashed\", \"pursuit of the almighty dollar\", \"the pen is mightier than the sword\", \"dweller on the threshold\", as well as the well-known opening line \"It was a dark and stormy night\" and has therefore recently become the namesake of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, described as \"\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ea whimsical literary competition that challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41267455000640,"sku":"13537","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6342\/4320\/files\/Bulwer-Lytton_Edward_CDV_13537_001.jpg?v=1781706285","url":"https:\/\/wearvico.com\/products\/13537-bulwer-lytton-edward-1803-1873-original-cdv-photograph","provider":"wearvico","version":"1.0","type":"link"}