Edward Bulwer-Lytton 
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book I 

Edward Bulwer-Lytton was a well known English novelist in the 19th century, and he’s been immortalized for coining famous phrases like  ’pursuit of the almighty dollar’ and ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’.










In addition to being a politician, he wrote across all genres, from horror stories to historical fiction and action titles.