Byron, George Gordon, Lord

Narrative of Lord Byron's Voyage to Corsica and Sardinia, During the Summer and Autumn of the Year 1821. Compiled from Minutes Made During the Voyage Byron, George Gordon, Lord

Publisher Marketing: Title: Narrative of Lord Byron's Voyage to Corsica and Sardinia, during the summer and autumn of the year 1821. Compiled from minutes made during the voyage by the passengers; and extracts from the journal of his Lordship's yacht, the Mazeppa, kept by Captain Benson. [A fabrication.] . Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Byron, George Gordon; 1824. viii. 79 p.; 8 . Ashley330. Contributor Bio:  Byron, George Gordon, Lord Byron was a poet, born in London. He spent his first 10 years in poor surroundings, but then inherited his great uncles title and went to Dulwich, Harrow and Cambridge. An early collection of poem, Hours of Idleness was badly reviewed, which he then set on a grand tour, visiting Spain, Greece, and the Aegean. He then published the popular Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and became the darling of London Society. He gave active help to the Italian insurgents who had risen agaisnt the Turks. He died of a fever at Missolonghi.