The English Rosicrucian society , founded in 1867 by Robert Wentworth Little , claimed Bulwer-Lytton as their 'Grand Patron ' , but he wrote to the society complaining that he was 'extremely surprised ' by their use of the title , as he had 'never sanctioned such ' .
Bulwer-Lytton was claimed the `` Grand Patron '' of the English Rosicrucian society