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Runaway Star

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The Boy ... The Man ... The LegendWith the instant success of his brilliant new works, The Corsair and Lara, Lord Byron's literary fame as a poet of stature has spread to all parts of America and throughout Continental Europe. Mary Chaworth still invades Byron thoughts, but two other women now seek to move her completely out of his way - Miss Annabella Milbanke, who has now turned into a persistent letter-writer in the hope of renewing Byron's interest in her; and his half-sister Augusta Leigh, who wishes only the best for him.Lady Caroline Lamb finally sees a way to wreak her obsessive revenge on Byron, so damning and so unproven, it infuriates all his friends who rush to his defence, but the catastrophic aftermath rings down through history, destroying Byron's reputation, and almost destroying the man.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781912598274
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 404
  • Udgivet:
  • 7. april 2018
  • Størrelse:
  • 198x129x21 mm.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 29. november 2024

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The Boy ... The Man ... The LegendWith the instant success of his brilliant new works, The Corsair and Lara, Lord Byron's literary fame as a poet of stature has spread to all parts of America and throughout Continental Europe. Mary Chaworth still invades Byron thoughts, but two other women now seek to move her completely out of his way - Miss Annabella Milbanke, who has now turned into a persistent letter-writer in the hope of renewing Byron's interest in her; and his half-sister Augusta Leigh, who wishes only the best for him.Lady Caroline Lamb finally sees a way to wreak her obsessive revenge on Byron, so damning and so unproven, it infuriates all his friends who rush to his defence, but the catastrophic aftermath rings down through history, destroying Byron's reputation, and almost destroying the man.

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