Kenelm Chillingly

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. He coined the phrases "e;the great unwashed"e;, "e;pursuit of the almighty dollar"e;, "e;the pen is mightier than the sword"e;, "e;dweller on the threshold"e;, as well as the well-known opening line "e;It was a dark and stormy night"e;.