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George Gordon Byron

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born
January 22, 1788 in London, England, The United Kingdom

died
April 19, 1824

gender
male

genre
Poetry


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George Gordon Byron (aka Lord Byron), later Noel, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale FRS was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brief poems She Walks in Beauty, When We Two Parted, and So, we'll go no more a roving, in addition to the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential, both in the English-speaking world and beyond.

Byron's notabilty rests not only on his writings but also on his life, which featured upper-class living, numerous love affairs, debts, and separation. He was notably described by Lady Caroline Lamb as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know". Byron served as a regional lead...more


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Average rating: 3.95 · 6,618 ratings · 252 reviews · 256 distinct works
Selected Poems
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 2,225 ratings — published 1913 — 55 editions
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Don Juan
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,722 ratings — published 1819 — 84 editions
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Lord Byron: The Major Works
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 681 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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The Collected Poems of Lord...
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 1848 — 67 editions
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Byron's Poetry
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1978 — 9 editions
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Manfred: A Dramatic Poem
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1817 — 21 editions
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions
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3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1813 — 23 editions
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Cain a Mystery
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1981 — 16 editions
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Quotes by George Gordon Byron

“In secret we met -
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee? -
With silence and tears”
― George Gordon Byron
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“All who joy would win
Must share it -- Happiness was born a twin.”
― George Gordon Byron, Don Juan
tags: don-juan , happiness , twin
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“The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain.”
― George Gordon Byron
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