Richelieu, or The Conspiracy

A play in five acts by E. Bulwer Lytton (1803–1873) First performed in 1839. Became a standard of Edwardian theatre and is perhaps best known for its line "The pen is mightier than the sword", spoken by the Cardinal in Act II, Scene II.

Made into a film generally called Cardinal Richelieu, with George Arliss in 1935.

Sources

http://cather.unl.edu/j00046.html

Bosman 1928 pp 398,

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