Byron : child of passion, fool of fame / Benita Eisler
by Eisler, Benita
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Hamish Hamilton, 1999. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 835 pages; Physical description: xi, 835 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. Drawing upon family papers only recently available, this biography offers a full portrait of the women and men Byron loved, a detailed picture of his marriage, a new examination of his political ambitions and his hunger for a hero's place in history and addresses fully the man, his times and poetry. Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron 1788-1824 -- Biography -- English literature -- Poetry and poets -- Romanticism -- Criticism and interpretation.
Synopsis
Benita Eisler lives in New York City.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223852
- Title
- Byron : child of passion, fool of fame / Benita Eisler
- Author
- Eisler, Benita
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Hamish Hamilton
- Date Published
- 1999
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