Bulwer-Lytton, Robert (1831-1891)

Robert Bulwer-Lytton was the son of Edward George Bulwer-Lytton and was a younger friend and mentee of George Henry Lewes. Lytton wrote popular poetry under the name Owen Meredith. He was suspected to have had romantic relationships with men, and Oscar Wilde dedicated Lady Windermere's Fan to him. Lytton was married to Edith Villiers and had seven children with her.