Asmodeus at Large

Even if you've never heard of Bulwer-Lytton, you've no doubt heard or read his infamous opening phrase from the novel Paul Clifford—"It was a dark and stormy night..."—which Charlie Brown's Snoopy liked so much when he was trying to be an author on top of his doghouse. You may also be familiar with other Bulwer-Lytton phrases: "the great unwashed;" "pursuit of the almighty dollar;" "the pen is mightier than the sword;" etc. He was an immensely popular writer who made gobs of money selling n...