[ Bulwer-Lytton / Alice ]
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803 – 1873) was one of the more prominent English writers of the 19th Century, producing plays, poems, and short fiction, though he was best known for his novels. He also had a significant political career. Very popular in his time, Bulwer-Lytton is probably best known now for beginning one of his novels with the sentence "It was a dark and stormy night," which inspired the creation of the annual — and now defunct, sadly — Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for the worst opening sentence of a novel.
The second of two mentions of Newfoundlands in the novels of Bulwer-Lytton (that I've found so far, any way), this one occurs near the end of Chapter 1, Book 1:
"My dear Evelyn," said Mrs. Leslie, with a smile, "I am not so young as you."
"No; but you are just as gay when you are in good spirits — and who can be
out of spirits in such weather? Let me call for your chair; let me wheel you — I am sure I can. Down, Sultan; so you have found me out, have you, sir? Be quiet, sir, down!"
This last exhortation was addressed to a splendid dog of the Newfoundland
breed, who now contrived wholly to occupy Evelyn's attention.
The two friends looked at this beautiful girl, as with all the grace of
youth she shared while she rebuked the exuberant hilarity of her huge playmate; and the elder of the two seemed the most to sympathize with her mirth.
Bulwer-Lytton also mentions a Newfoundland in his novel My Novel.
For a brief discussion of Bulwer-Lytton and his own Newfoundland, check out this page here at The Cultured Newf.