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Lord Byron's Jackal: A Life of Edward John Trelawny

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After a tumultuous childhood and youth, Trelawny bullied his way into the circle of Romantic poets in Italy. There he designed the boat that drowned Shelley on its maiden voyage, abandoned Byron in Greece to be bled to death by an incompetent physician, and survived an assignation attempt. He then returned to England to regale an entire generation with such tall tales as Adventures of a Younger Son and Records of Shelley, Byron, and the Author.

Language: English

Pages: 398

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows

Release: February 29, 2000

ISBN: 1568581432

ISBN 13: 9781568581439

Lord Byron's Jackal: A Life of Edward John Trelawny

3.9/5 ( ratings)

After a tumultuous childhood and youth, Trelawny bullied his way into the circle of Romantic poets in Italy. There he designed the boat that drowned Shelley on its maiden voyage, abandoned Byron in Greece to be bled to death by an incompetent physician, and survived an assignation attempt. He then returned to England to regale an entire generation with such tall tales as Adventures of a Younger Son and Records of Shelley, Byron, and the Author.

Language: English

Pages: 398

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows

Release: February 29, 2000

ISBN: 1568581432

ISBN 13: 9781568581439

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