The Portable Byron

By George Gordon Byron and Henry M Wallace

A comprehensive selection from the entire poetical output of perhaps the best-known English-language author since Shakespeare, as well as from his diaries, letters, articles, and plays. The volume is divided into 10 thematical chapters and 8 "interludes." Each chapter is subdivided into various headings. Some texts contain Byron's original footnotes, but the editor has added 176 explanatory notes, which will be very helpful to today's readers. A 14-page year-by-year and month-by-month chronology of Byron's life is placed before the first chapter.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Universitas Press
• Release date: Feb 8, 2021
• ISBN: 9781988963907

George Gordon Byron

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), also known as Lord Byron, was a London-born politician and poet who contributed to the Romantic Movement. He was the son of Captain John Gordon and a wealthy Scottish heiress, Catherine Gordon. Gordon was educated at Trinity College but was more interested in the social scene than his studies. Despite his ambivalence, Gordon was a prolific writer with an affinity for politics. He published his first volume of poetry, Hours of Idleness in 1807 and subsequently joined the House of Lords in 1809. Despite his untimely passing at 36, Gordon led a short but accomplished life.

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