Lord Byron (1788–1824)
Author of Don Juan
About the Author
English poet and dramatist George Gordon, Lord Byron was born January 22, 1788, in London. The boy was sent to school in Aberdeen, Scotland, until the age of ten, then to Harrow, and eventually to Cambridge, where he remained form 1805 to 1808. A congenital lameness rankled in the spirit of a show more high-spirited Byron. As a result, he tried to excel in every thing he did. It was during his Cambridge days that Byron's first poems were published, the Hours of Idleness (1807). The poems were criticized unfavorably. Soon after Byron took the grand tour of the Continent and returned to tell of it in the first two cantos of Childe Harold (1812). Instantly entertained by the descriptions of Spain, Portugal, Albania, and Greece in the first publication, and later travels in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, the public savored Byron's passionate, saucy, and brilliant writing. Byron published the last of Childe Harold, Canto IV, in 1818. The work created and established Byron's immense popularity, his reputation as a poet and his public persona as a brilliant but moody romantic hero, of which he could never rid himself. Some of Byron's lasting works include The Corsair, Lara, Hebrew Melodies, She Walks In Beauty, and the drama Manfred. In 1819 he published the first canto of Don Juan, destined to become his greatest work. Similar to Childe Harold, this epic recounts the exotic and titillating adventures of a young Byronica hero, giving voice to Byron's social and moral criticisms of the age. Criticized as immoral, Byron defended Don Juan fiercely because it was true-the virtues the reader doesn't see in Don Juan are not there precisely because they are so rarely exhibited in life. Nevertheless, the poem is humorous, rollicking, thoughtful, and entertaining, an enduring masterpiece of English literature. Byron died of fever in Greece in 1824, attempting to finance and lead the Byron Brigade of Greek freedom fighters against the Turks. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Lord Byron
Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Vampyre; and a Fragment of a Novel (1966) — Contributor — 274 copies, 4 reviews
Byron: Selected Verse and Prose Works Including Letters and Extracts From Lord Byron's Journals and Diaries (1959) 48 copies
Byron's Letters and Journals, Volume III: 'Alas! the love of women', 1813-1814 (1974) — Author — 34 copies
The works of Lord Byron : including the suppressed poems ; also a sketch of his life (1839) 31 copies
The Complete Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, Plays, Letters and Biographies: Don Juan, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage,… (2011) 26 copies
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Other Romantic Poems (Everyman's University Paperbacks) (1975) 25 copies
Byron's Letters and Journals, Volume V: 'So late into the night', 1816-1817 (1976) — Author — 22 copies
Sämtliche Werke, 3 Bde., Ln, Bd.1, Childe Harolds Pilgerfahrt und andere Verserzählungen (1996) 12 copies
Lord Byron: Ein Lesebuch mit Texten, Bildern und Dokumenten (Insel Taschenbuch) (German Edition) (1988) 11 copies
Poems of George Gordon, Lord Byron Collector's Edition Easton Press Library of Great Poetry (1995) 10 copies
The works of Lord Byron, in verse and prose including his letters, journals, etc. with a sketch of his life 10 copies, 1 review
Works (I) 9 copies
The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. Edited, with a critical memoir, by W. M. Rossetti. Illustrated by Thomas Seccombe or… (1881) 9 copies
The Poems of Byron 9 copies
Poems of George Gordon, Lord Byron 8 copies
Collected Poems 8 copies
The Select Poetical Works of Lord Byron: including Hours of Idleness, english bards and scotch, kevifwers, Hebrew… (1869) 7 copies
Selected poetry 6 copies
Satire 6 copies
The Poetical Works of Lord Byron with Copious Illustrative Notes, and a Memoir of His Life (1800) 6 copies
The Complete Poetical Works: Volume II: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (Complete Poetical Works of George Gordon Byron) (1980) 6 copies
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2 6 copies
The Works of Lord Byron [17 vols.] 5 copies
Selected Poetry of Lord Byron 4 copies
Works of Lord Byron. (100 Works) 4 copies
LORD BYRON COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTION 350 WORKS All Poetry, Poems, Plays, Rarities - Including Don Juan,… (2013) 4 copies
Miscellanies 4 copies
Lord Byron and Some of his Contemporaries: The Life of George Gordon, Sixth Baron Byron 1788-1824, told by himself and… (1988) 4 copies
The Folio Poets: Lord Byron 4 copies
The Works of Lord Byron. Letters and Journals: A New, Revised and Enlarged Edition, with Illustrations. Volume 6 (2001) 4 copies
Opere complete. 4 copies
Manfred; The Lament of Tasso; Beppo; Mazeppa; The Morgante Maggiore of Pulci; The Prophecy of Dante; Occasional Pieces (2004) 4 copies
Beauties of English poets 4 copies
Rubies 3 copies
Don Juan: Cantos I & II 3 copies
Prometheus 3 copies
POEMS OF GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON. Selected By HORACE GREGORY. Drawings By VIRGIL BURNETT. (1969) 3 copies
BRYON 3 copies
Dramas 3 copies
Cartas y poesías mediterráneas Península Ibérica, Malta, Albania, Grecia y Turquía, 1809-1811 (2010) 3 copies
With Byron in Italy; being a selection of the poems and letters of Lord Byron which have to to do with his life in… (2010) 3 copies
The Complete Poetical Works: Volume IV (Complete Poetical Works of George Gordon Byron) (1986) 3 copies
The Destruction of Sennacherib 3 copies
Lord Byron's correspondence, chiefly with Lady Melbourne, Mr. Hobhouse, the Hon. Douglas Kinnaird and P.B.… (1922) 3 copies
Lyrical Poems 3 copies
Oeuvres de Lord Byron 2 copies
Tales 2 copies
Sämtliche Werke 2 copies
I giullari del tempo 2 copies
The Work s of Byron 2 copies
Mazeppa, a Poem 2 copies
Byron's Poems 2 copies
BYRON POEZIA 3 [DON JUAN] 2 copies
Works 2 copies
BYRON POEZIA 2 2 copies
Lord Byron's Correspondence: Chiefly with Lady Melbourne, Mr. Hobhouse, The Hon. Douglas Kinnaird, and P.B.… (1922) 2 copies
Poems 2 copies
Tales and Poems 2 copies
The Poems of Lord Byron 2 copies
Selections from Byron: Childe Harold, Canto IV, The Prisoner of Chillon, Mazeppa, and Other Poems (2012) 2 copies
Don Juan: Cantos III, IV and V 2 copies
BYRON’S WORKS POETRY VOLUME 1 2 copies
The Works of Byron 2 copies
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Vol. 2 of 2: A Romaunt, in Four Cantos; Containing Cantos III, IV (Classic Reprint) (2016) 1 copy
The Complete Political Works of Lord Byron (The Cambridge Edition of the Poets Series) (1899) 1 copy
Caino 1 copy
Poesias de Lorde Byron 1 copy
Martial 1 copy
Byron's Letters (Two Volume) 1 copy
Wybór dzieł Tom II : dramaty 1 copy
Poetical works of Lord Byron 1 copy
Amante scatenato (l') 1 copy
Lyrics of Byron 1 copy
Byrons sämtliche Werke in neun Bänden . Übersetzt von Ad. Böttger . Herausgegeben und aus anderen… (1901) 1 copy
Poems Vol. 1 1 copy
Satirical and Critical Poems 1 copy
Lord Byron: A Selection 1 copy
The Poems 1 copy
Мистерии 1 copy
Стихотворения. Поэмы 1 copy
Byrons Werke, Zweiter Band 1 copy
Poems of Byron 1 copy
EL PIRATA 1 copy
The Letters of Lord Byron 1 copy
Poems of Byron 1 copy
Selected Works tr 50 1 copy
Tragedie storiche 1 copy
Opere 1. Poezia 1 copy
Lord Byrons sämmtliche Werke - Nach den Anforderungen unserer Zeit neu übersetzt (Band 7 und 8) (1839) 1 copy
The Works of the Right Hon. Lord Byron In Eight Volumes - Vol. 2 - Giaour, Two Foscari, Werner 1 copy
Poems of Lord Byron Vol. 1 1 copy
Ugo e Parisina 1 copy
The Poems of Lord Byron 1 copy
Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte 1 copy
Pezzi domestici 1 copy
The Poetical Lord Byron 1 copy
The Real Lord Byron Volume I 1 copy
BYRON POETICAL WORKS, BYRON'S COMPLETE POETICAL AND DRAMATIC WORKS (OXFORD STANDARD AUTHORS) (1967) 1 copy
Don Juan: Cantos XV and XVI 1 copy
Poetry and the drama, vol. 3 1 copy
Byron's Works Poetry Vol IV 1 copy
Poetry Vol IV 1 copy
Poetry II 1 copy
Poetry Vol 1 1 copy
La perversión diaria 1 copy
Marino Galiero 1 copy
Trabajos poéticos 1 copy
The Poems and Dramas of Lord Byron - Thomas Crowell 1888, padded leather luxury edition (1888) 1 copy
Le corsaire Mazeppa 1 copy
The giaour. The corsair. 1 copy
Love Poems 1 copy
Byron's Don Juan 2 [...] 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume XIV 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume XVI 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume III 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume XV 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume II 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume VIII 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume IX 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume VI 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume XI 1 copy
Dramas Vol II 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume XIII 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume VII 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume IV 1 copy
The works of Lord Byron with his letters and journals and his life by Thomas Moore, volume XII 1 copy
The Complete Works of Lord Byron, Repr. from the Last London Ed., Containing Considerable Additions (2012) 1 copy
Théâtre complet : Tome 2 : Les Deux Foscari ; Le Difforme transformé ; Caïn ; Werner, ou… (2006) 1 copy
Byron's Poems and Dramas 1 copy
Darkness 1 copy
Dramas Vol I 1 copy
Appendix I: The Corsair 1 copy
BYRON’S WORKS VOLUME 2 1 copy
The Best of Byron: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Don Juan, Manfred, Hours of Idleness, The Siege of Corinth, Heaven… (2019) 1 copy
Byrons Works: Poetical Works of Lord Byron - With illustrations (New Edition Carefully Revised) (1870) 1 copy
Las atrocidades en Armenia 1 copy
Maim Street, USA 1 copy
The Complete Works 1 copy
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, A Romaunt and other poems The First American Edition (1811) 1 copy, 1 review
Poems (with illustrations) 1 copy
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and other Romantic Poems - First Edition (CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE AND OTHER… (1936) 1 copy
Собрание сочинений в 4 томах 1 copy
Байрон [Explicit] 1 copy
Selected poems of Lord Byron 1 copy
Poezija 1 copy
The poetic works including his Don Juan, All his minor poems, and the suppressed pieces of Cain, and the Vision of… (1829) 1 copy
Naplók, levelek 1 copy
Lord Byron in His Letters: Selections from His Letters and Journals (Studies in Byron No, 5) (1972) 1 copy
Lettres 1 copy
Riverside editions 1 copy
Childe Harold and Don Juan 1 copy
The Burial 1 copy
An Introduction to Byron 1 copy
Don Juan. Hours of Idleness 1 copy
The Bride Of The Isles 1 copy
Tragedie storiche 1 copy
Aroldo (testo a fronte) 1 copy
Selections From Byron: Childe Harold, Canto 4, The Prisoner Of Chillon, Mazeppa, And Other Poems (2008) 1 copy
Poems of Lord Byron vol I 1 copy
Selected poetry and prose 1 copy
Poemetti 1 copy
Red: White: And Blue Badge, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, a History of the 93rd Regiment, Known as the Lebanon… (2015) 1 copy
Mazeppa, a poem. 1 copy
A selection of Hebrew melodies : ancient and modern, with appropriate symphonies & accompaniments 1 copy
The beauties of Byron : consisting of selections from the popular works of this most admired writer. 1 copy
Poems, lyrical and narrative 1 copy
Beppo and Don Juan 1 copy
Marino Faliero 1 copy
The complete works of Lord Byron, including his suppressed poems, and others never before published 1 copy
Lyrika : výbor 1 copy
A self-portrait in letters, diaries and poems = Ein Selbstbildnis aus Briefen, Tagebüchern und Gedichten (1979) 1 copy
Dramen 1 copy
Obras escogidas. Don Juan - Childe Harold - El corsario - Caín - Sardanápalo - Manfredo — Author — 1 copy
Lord Byron's Works, Vol. 5: Containing: Hours of Idleness, Poems by a Minor; The Curse of Minerva; Fugitive… (2018) 1 copy
Lord Byron (No. 95) 1 copy
Byron Poetry 1 copy
Wiersze i poematy 1 copy
KOLME RUNOKERTOELMAA 1 copy
Byron [sound recording] 1 copy
Poems of Newstead 1 copy
Selected Poems of Byron 1 copy
La visione del giudizio 1 copy
Oeuvres complètes 1 copy
Stanzas for Music 1 copy
The Waltz 1 copy
Collection of British Authors - Vol. IX - The Works of Lord Byron in Five Volumes - Vol. II 1 copy, 1 review
Lara, maceppa y el corsario 1 copy
Oeuvres Complètes - 1842 1 copy
Works of Lord Byron in Verse and Prose Including His Letters Journals Etc with a Sketch of his Life (1835) 1 copy
The Poetical Works of Lord Byron with Copious Illustrative Notes and A Memoir of His Life Complete in One Volume (1854) 1 copy
The Works of Lord Byron: with His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Seventeen volumes, 1832-1833, Illustrated title… (1833) 1 copy
When We Two Parted 1 copy
Byron's Don Juan 1 [...] 1 copy
Poemas líricos 1 copy
Korsarz. Powieść 1 copy
Prose, Poems, Letters 1 copy
"Stanzas to Augusta" 1 copy
Destruction of Sennacharib 1 copy
Modern Romantic Poets 1 copy
The Island 1 copy
Lara: A Tale 1 copy
The Age of Bronze 1 copy
The Prophecy of Dante 1 copy
The Dream 1 copy
Don Juan Vol 1. 1 copy
The Chandos Classics BYRON 1 copy
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Modern English Drama: Dryden; Sheridan; Goldsmith; Shelley; Browning; Byron (2004) — Contributor — 237 copies, 1 review
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The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (2009) — Contributor — 187 copies, 5 reviews
Vampires, Wine and Roses: Chilling Tales of Immortal Pleasure (1997) — Contributor — 160 copies, 2 reviews
The Great Romantics: Selected Poems: Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats (1993) — Author — 152 copies
Great British Tales of Terror: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance 1765-1840 (1972) — Contributor — 83 copies
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The End of the World: Classic Tales of Apocalyptic Science Fiction (2010) — Contributor — 52 copies, 1 review
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 3: Intelligent Family Living (1967) — Contributor — 33 copies
Three Oriental Tales: Complete Texts with Introduction, Historical Contexts, Critical Essays (2002) — Contributor — 32 copies, 1 review
Springs of Love : Blake, Byron, Goethe, Rilke, Shakespeare, Stendhal (1972) — Contributor — 16 copies, 1 review
Dead Drunk: Tales of Intoxication and Demon Drinks: 41 (British Library Tales of the Weird) (2023) — Contributor — 14 copies
Chillon : " The Prisoner of Chillon " Historical Remarks Followed By Byron's Poem on Bonivard (1996) — Contributor — 13 copies
Vampires: Classic Tales (Dover Mystery, Detective, Ghost Stories and Other Fiction) (2011) — Contributor — 11 copies
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 10 copies
Mitt skattkammer. b.9 Gjennom tidene — Contributor — 9 copies
Ode to Boy: Vol. 2: An Anthology of Same-Sex Attraction in Literature from the 19th Century Through the First World War (2014) — Contributor — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Lord Byron
- Legal name
- Byron, George Gordon
- Other names
- Byron, George Gordon Noel
Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron - Birthdate
- 1788-01-22
- Date of death
- 1824-04-19
- Burial location
- Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Hucknall, Nottingham (body)
Messolonghi, Greece (heart)
Memorial in Westminster Abbey - Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Messolonghi, Greece
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Cologny, Switzerland
Pisa, Italy
Genoa, Italy
Messolonghi, Greece (death) (show all 9)
Venice, Italy
Harrow, England, UK
Ravenna, Italy - Education
- Aberdeen Grammar School
William Glennie's school
Harrow School (1801 | 1805)
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Occupations
- poet
- Relationships
- Lovelace, Ada (daughter)
Lamb, Lady Caroline (mistress) - Organizations
- House of Lords
- Awards and honors
- hereditary peerage (1798)
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Selected poems by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron
This 1995 Penguin edition is a real bargain. There is substantial critical apparatus, by leading scholars Susan J Wolfson (who is as good on Byron as she is on Keats) and Peter J Manning, always interesting and illuminating. The selections to my taste are perfectly judged - quite important in a ’Selected Poems’ :). (There is nothing from 'Don Juan'. I think this is defensible because it is notoriously hard to anthologise and Penguin do also offer a similarly bargain priced edition.) And the poems are presented pretty much as they were published. So in particular it is fascinating to see the volume punctuated by the Cantos of ‘Childe Harold's Pilgrimage’. It’s really difficult to imagine this being better done.… (more)
I love the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Edition books. These little books are packed with poems, from the Author(s). I have read some several times. I have even used them to teach about poetry and the works of the certain author. Nice add to any library.
Some really good words among all the rambling Cantos:
"Inscription"
"Fare Thee Well!"
"I have not loved the world, nor the world me, -"
Sonnet on Chillon"
"Epistle to Augusta"
"Messalonghi"
"Inscription"
"Fare Thee Well!"
"I have not loved the world, nor the world me, -"
Sonnet on Chillon"
"Epistle to Augusta"
"Messalonghi"
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