Byron: The Making of a MythBodley Head, 1988 - 187 sider Stephen Coote has written a biography of Lord Byron, focusing on the man behind the myth. Byron was an enigma in his own lifetime. Since his death the public's view of him has swung between admiration and fascinated disapproval - from feted poet to ostracised libertine, from debauched exile to heroic freedom fighter and finally to cult figure. |
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... began the obligatory chore of learning Latin , and the somewhat more difficult task of countering the taunts of his fellows with the sharpness of his fists , or the roughness of his broad Scots tongue . He pulsed with energy . He fought ...
... began the obligatory chore of learning Latin , and the somewhat more difficult task of countering the taunts of his fellows with the sharpness of his fists , or the roughness of his broad Scots tongue . He pulsed with energy . He fought ...
Side 69
... began to snow . They arrived at Halnaby Hall , and though Byron " had Lady B. on the sofa before dinner " , he loathed the idea that she should sleep with him . He was , as always , self- conscious about his lame foot . She insisted ...
... began to snow . They arrived at Halnaby Hall , and though Byron " had Lady B. on the sofa before dinner " , he loathed the idea that she should sleep with him . He was , as always , self- conscious about his lame foot . She insisted ...
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... began to reveal how frail Byron really was . Though he swam and sailed in the sun , the after - effects of a lavish dinner at Saint Euphemia resulted in a sudden paroxysm . He was eventually persuaded to take some pills prescribed by ...
... began to reveal how frail Byron really was . Though he swam and sailed in the sun , the after - effects of a lavish dinner at Saint Euphemia resulted in a sudden paroxysm . He was eventually persuaded to take some pills prescribed by ...
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A BYRON ALL OVER | 6 |
A GOOD SORT OF FELLOW | 12 |
CHILDE HAROLDS PILGRIMAGE | 25 |
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