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George Gordon Byron

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

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: 3.96 · 14,784 ratings · 476 reviews · 285 distinct works · Similar authors
Selected Poems
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 5,845 ratings — published 1848 — 50 editions
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Don Juan
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 3,214 ratings — published 1819 — 80 editions
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Lord Byron: The Major Works
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 1,223 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Byron's Poetry
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 1818 — 39 editions
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Manfred: A Dramatic Poem
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 1817 — 24 editions
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The Love Poems of Lord Byro...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions
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The Giaour: A Fragment of a...
3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 1813 — 12 editions
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Cain a Mystery
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1981 — 13 editions
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Poetical Works
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2010 — 26 editions
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Series by George Gordon Byron

Poetical Works
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Quotes by George Gordon Byron

“And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on.”
― George Gordon Byron
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“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
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