The Letters of Lord Byron
Written by Lord Byron
Narrated by Robert Powell
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Lord Byron
Lord Byron was an English poet and the most infamous of the English Romantics, glorified for his immoderate ways in both love and money. Benefitting from a privileged upbringing, Byron published the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage upon his return from his Grand Tour in 1811, and the poem was received with such acclaim that he became the focus of a public mania. Following the dissolution of his short-lived marriage in 1816, Byron left England amid rumours of infidelity, sodomy, and incest. In self-imposed exile in Italy Byron completed Childe Harold and Don Juan. He also took a great interest in Armenian culture, writing of the oppression of the Armenian people under Ottoman rule; and in 1823, he aided Greece in its quest for independence from Turkey by fitting out the Greek navy at his own expense. Two centuries of references to, and depictions of Byron in literature, music, and film began even before his death in 1824.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wonderful poetry, but as ever with this kind of all-encompassing collection the layout, font and very small text make it far from pleasurable to read. One of the few types of book I think would be better on an e-reader.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The dramas were the only letdown in this book. Exquisite language poised with romanticism and lyricism. Byron lived a wild life and his poetry reflects it. A cosmopolitan, adventurous yet gentle heart beats underneath his words.
Well worth the read. Recommended.