The fall of the House of Byron : scandal and seduction in Georgian England /
by Brand, Emily.
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BookPublisher: London : John Murray, 2021Description: 368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781473664326 (pbk.) :; 1473664322 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 941.0709 BRASubject(s): Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Family | Byron family | Newstead Abbey | History | History | Great Britain -- History -- 18th centurySummary: In the early 18th century, Newstead Abbey was among the most admired aristocratic homes in England. It was the abode of William, 4th Baron Byron - a popular amateur composer and artist - and his teenage wife Frances. But by the end of the century, the building had become a crumbling and ill-cared-for ruin. Surrounded by wreckage of his inheritance, the 4th Baron's dissipated son and heir William, 5th Baron Byron lay on his deathbed alongside a handful of remaining servants and amidst a thriving population of crickets. This was the home that a small, pudgy boy of ten from Aberdeen - who the world would later come to know as Lord Byron, the Romantic poet, soldier, and adventurer - would inherit in 1798. This book follows the fates of Lord Byron's ancestors over three generations.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 941.0709 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | On hold | 003114813X | 1 |
Originally published: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the early 18th century, Newstead Abbey was among the most admired aristocratic homes in England. It was the abode of William, 4th Baron Byron - a popular amateur composer and artist - and his teenage wife Frances. But by the end of the century, the building had become a crumbling and ill-cared-for ruin. Surrounded by wreckage of his inheritance, the 4th Baron's dissipated son and heir William, 5th Baron Byron lay on his deathbed alongside a handful of remaining servants and amidst a thriving population of crickets. This was the home that a small, pudgy boy of ten from Aberdeen - who the world would later come to know as Lord Byron, the Romantic poet, soldier, and adventurer - would inherit in 1798. This book follows the fates of Lord Byron's ancestors over three generations.
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