An introduction to the life and work of Lord Byron. Martin Garrett examines his poetry in the context of his short, eventful life. His work was sensational from the start - and the public association of the author directly with the hero of poems such as "Don Juan" and "Childe Harold" helped to make them the bestsellers of their day. However, Byron's position as the toast of society was eclipsed by public disgrace, not helped by the scandal of the breakdown of his marriage, the birth of a daughter to his half-sister Augusta, and Lady Caroline Lamb who spread rumours of his "unnatural practices". Martin Garrett relates how Byron spent the last ten years of his life travelling in Europe, and when he died aged 36 in 1824, his memoirs were burnt by friends who wished to protect his reputation from more scandal.
- ISBN10 0195216776
- ISBN13 9780195216776
- Publish Date 4 January 2001 (first published 15 April 2000)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 7 August 2021
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint OUP India
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English