Letters and Journals of Lord Byron : With Notices of his Life, Paperback / softback Book

Letters and Journals of Lord Byron : With Notices of his Life Paperback / softback

Edited by Thomas Moore

Part of the Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Volume Set series

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George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale (1788–1824) is one of the central writers of British Romanticism and his 'Byronic' hero - the charming, dashing, rebellious outsider - remains a literary archetype.

But to what extent is this character a portrayal of the author himself?

Byron was known for his extremely unconventional, eccentric character and his extravagant and flamboyant lifestyle: he had numerous scandalous love affairs, including a suspiciously close relationship with his half-sister Augusta Leigh.

Lady Caroline Lamb, one of his lovers, famously described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'.

This two-volume work, compiled by his friend Thomas Moore, to whom Byron had given his manuscript memoirs (which he later burnt), was published in 1830.

Volume 1 gives an account of Byron's early life, including his time as a star of the literary scene in London, and ends with his departure from the country in 1816.

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