Lord Byron was an English poet known as much for his life of scandals, exile and excess as for his elegant and well-crafted poetry. Known by his peers as dark, seductive and romantic, his legacy, the brooding Byronic hero still influences modern audiences two hundred years on.
Lord Byron
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English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
| Born | 22 January 1788 |
| Died | 19 April 1824 |
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Lord Byron
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English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
| Born | 22 January 1788 |
| Died | 19 April 1824 |
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Correspondence, English Poets, Poetry, Byron, george gordon byron, baron, 1788-1824, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Diaries, English poetry, Poets, English, Biography, English Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, Don Juan (Legendary character), History, English literature, Illustrations, Poets, biography, Description and travel, Drama, Fiction, Manuscripts, facsimiles, Authors, english, Criticism and interpretation, Poets, correspondence, Women in literaturePlaces
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19th century, 1800-1837, War of Independence, 1821-1829, 1600s, 18th century, 1912, Antebellum era, Timeless, likely based on legend.ID Numbers
- OLID: OL113143A
- Amazon ID: B000AQW1CE
- BookBrainz: b1c3b10d-5588-4f4e-bb0f-f65d0f9039b0
- GoodReads: 44407
- ISNI: 0000000121031939
- IMDb: nm0126406
- Library of Congress Names: n81026857
- LibraryThing: byrongeorgegordonbyr
- LibriVox: 39
- MusicBrainz: 63224112-15ae-409d-a072-1528422e6b0a
- Project Gutenberg: 1708
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000442
- Storygraph: 434f1990-f82c-4cbc-a78c-495d945ed7bb
- VIAF: 95230688
- Wikidata: Q5679
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q5679
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Alternative names
- Lord George Gordon Byron
- George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
- George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron
- George Gordon Byron
- Byron, George Gordon Noel Baron
- Byron, George Gordon Baron
- Byron, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th baron
- Byron, George Gordon Byron baron)
- Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron
- Bryon, George Gordon Noel baron
- Lord George Gordon Byron 1788-
- George Gordon Lord Byron
- Lord George Gordon Noel Byron
- George 'Lord Byron' Gordon
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| May 29, 2023 | Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten | links |
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| September 27, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |