This volume collects 8 of Lord Lytton's plays: "The Duchess de lla Valliere, " "The Lady of Lyons, " "Richelieu, " "Not So Bad As We Seem, " "Money, " "The Rightful Heir, " "Walpole, " and "Darnley."


Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), was an English politician, poet, playwright, and prolific novelist. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed, " "pursuit of the almighty dollar, " "the pen is mightier than the sword, " and the famous opening line "It was a dark and stormy night.