Afresh,conciseaccountoftheRomanticpoetLordByron’sflamboyantlifeandwork.Inthisbook,DavidEllistracesLordByron’slifefromrentedlodgingsinAberdeenandthecrumblingsplendorsofNewsteadAbbeytohisfinalgrandtourofAsia.DescribinghisexilefromEnglandaswellashissubsequenttravelsinItalyandGreece,EllisshowsjusthowcompletelyByron’sexperiencescoloredbothhisseriousandcomicwritings,suchasChildeHarold’sPilgrimageandTheCorsair.Thisisafresh,concise,andclear-eyedaccountoftheflamboyantpoet’slifeandwork.
