Lord Byron was the most celebrated of all the Romantic poets. Troubled handsome sexually
fluid disabled and transgressive he wrote his way to international fame - and scandal -
before finding a kind of redemption in the Greek Revolution. He also left behind the vast trove
of thrilling letters (to friends relatives lovers and more) that form the core of this
remarkable biography. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Byron's death and
adopting a fresh approach it explores his life and work through some of his best most
resonant correspondence. Each chapter opens with Byron's own voice - as if we have opened a
letter from the poet himself - followed by a vivid account of the emotions and experiences that
missive touches. This gripping life traces the meteoric trajectory of a poet whose brilliance
shook the world and whose legacy continues to shape art and culture to this day.
