The complete online text of Zicci — Volume 02 by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton.

British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) wrote Falkland, Pelham, and Eugene Aram. These novels won instant success and made him a wealthy man. As a result, he entered Parliament as a liberal member representing St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. Bulwer-Ly...

In his own day, Bulwer's position among the most unquestionably popular and the most critically esteemed novelists seemed firmly established. As with so many Victorian writers, though, his fortunes declined drastically after his death, and not until fair...

In his own lifetime, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, better known by his pseudonym Owen Meredith, was much more highly regarded as a poet than he is today. His lyrics were praised by discriminating critics, and he was especially well received in America, wh...

AMERICA'S LIBRARY The Story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000 By James Conaway Yale Univ. 219 pp. $45 Here's a trivia question that will stump even your favorite know- it-all. Name the 13 Librarians of Congress and their dates of...

Big hair is the fastest route to fame. A huge head of hair won't win you humanitarian awards, it won't sharpen your wit, it won't make you smarter, it won't make you more talented. But it will put you on the top...