| Description |
viii, 401 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
"This is the best short introduction to Byron available. Stauffer steers us through a tumultuous life with poise and expert authority. The letters provide vivid snapshots of Byron at key moments across three decades and the biography that emerges is deeply absorbing"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A spice of every thing : to Elizabeth Pigot, October 26, 1807, Trinity College, Cambridge -- The air of greece : to Henry Drury, May 3, 1810, Salsette Frigate in the Dardanelles off Abydos, Turkey -- Mad, bad, and dangerous to know : to Lady Melbourne, October 8, 1813, Aston Hall, Rotherham, Yorkshire -- Fare thee well! : To Lady Byron, February 8, 1816, 13 Piccadilly Terrace, London -- Haunted summer : to Augusta Leigh, September 8, 1816, Villa Diodati, Cologny, near Geneva -- The greenest isle of my imagination : to John Murray, August 1, 1819, Ravenna / Venice -- Strictest adultery : to Countess Teresa Guiccioli, December 7, 1819, Venice -- A funeral pile : to Thomas Moore, August 27, 1822, Pisa -- To join the Greeks : to John Cam Hobhouse, April 7, 1823, Casa Saluzzo, Albaro, near Genoa -- Pilgrim of eternity : to John Murray, February 25, 1824, Messolonghi -- After Byron. |
| Subject |
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Correspondence.
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Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 (OCoLC)fst00069259
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| Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence (OCoLC)fst01919948
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| Added Author |
Stauffer, Andrew M., 1968- editor, writer of introduction.
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| Added Title |
Correspondence. Selections (Stauffer)
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| Other Form: |
Electronic version: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Correspondence. Selections (Stauffer). Byron. Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781009200134 (OCoLC)1417097524 |
| ISBN |
9781009200165 (hardback) |
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100920016X (hardback) |
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9781009200134 (ebook) |
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