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." Night and Morning is about the pursuit of an inheritance, but is also a proto-mystery featuring the character of Monsieur Favart, a Vidocq-like Parisian police chief.