A fresh, concise account of the Romantic poet Lord Byron's flamboyant
life and work.
In this book, David Ellis traces Lord Byron's life from rented lodgings
in Aberdeen and the crumbling splendors of Newstead Abbey to his final
grand tour of Asia. Describing his exile from England as well as his
subsequent travels in Italy and Greece, Ellis shows just how completely
Byron's experiences colored both his serious and comic writings, such as
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and The Corsair. This is a fresh,
concise, and clear-eyed account of the flamboyant poet's life and
work.