Results for: books tagged ‘Lord Byron’
Arcadia: Tom Stoppard
In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Through the window may be seen some of the ... More
As I Walked Out One Evening: W. H. Auden
Byron: Fiona MacCarthy
Fiona MacCarthy's Byron: Life and Legend is a breakthrough in reinterpreting Byron's life and poetry for a new generation, showing him as a formative figure in European romanticism, as Byron ... More
Imposture: Benjamin Markovits
A captivating gothic romance by one of the most acclaimed young American writers of our times.Dismissed from his role as Lord Byron's travelling physician, Dr John Polidori has fallen on ... More
Lucia in the Age of Napoleon: Andrea di Robilant
A stunning portrait of a remarkable woman, by the author of the international bestseller A Venetian Affair.In 1797, Lucia, the beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter of a Venetian statesman, was married off ... More
A Quiet Adjustment: Benjamin Markovits
'A successful pastiche of Regency fiction, with its careful ironies and well-crafted set pieces. It also emulates the fine psychological detail of a Henry James novel.' Daily Telegraph More
Childish Loves: Benjamin Markovits
A novel about the secrets that made Lord Byron's editor burn his memoirs after his death, Childish Loves explores the difficult relations between art and life, and love and innocence ... More
Lord Byron: Lord Byron
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their ... More