An author with this surname wrote about a countess who learns of Alfred Vargrave’s engagement to Miss Darcy in a verse novel that was accused of being a plagiarized version of George Sand’s Lavinia. Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan was dedicated to “the dear memory” of that author with this surname, who wrote Lucile under the pen name Owen Meredith. A Karl Bryullov painting inspired another author with this surname (10[1])to write a novel (10[1])about the love between Ione (“eye-OH-nee”) and Glaucus in the title city. In another novel by that author with this surname, the title gentleman is arrested for highway robbery, (-5[1])but finds out at the trial that Judge Brandon is his father. (10[1])That author with this surname inspired the Wagner (10[1])opera Rienzi (10[1])and wrote The Last Days of Pompeii. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])give this (10[1])surname (10[1])of the author who began his novel Paul Clifford (10[2])with (10[1])the (-5[1])phrase (10[3])“It was (10[1])a dark and (10[1])stormy night.” ■END■ (10[2]0[1])