Chapter 44

THE LIFE AND LOVES OF LORD BYRON

THE LIFE AND LOVES OF LORD BYRON

THECASTAWAY

“Three great men ruined in one year—a king, a cad and acastaway.”—Byron.

ByHALLIE ERMINIE RIVESAuthor of Hearts Courageous

Lord Byron’s personal beauty, his brilliancy, his genius, his possession of a title, his love affairs, his death in a noble cause, all make him the most magnetic figure in English literature. In Miss Rives’s novel the incidents of his career stand out in absorbing power and enthralling force.The most profoundly sympathetic, vivid and true portrait of Byron ever drawn.Calvin Dill Wilson, author ofByron—Man and PoetDramatic scenes, thrilling incidents, strenuous events follow one another; pathos, revenge and passion; a strong love; and through all these, under all these, is the poet, the man, George Gordon.Grand Rapids HeraldWith eight illustrations in color by Howard Chandler Christy12mo, cloth, price, $1.00 everywhere

Lord Byron’s personal beauty, his brilliancy, his genius, his possession of a title, his love affairs, his death in a noble cause, all make him the most magnetic figure in English literature. In Miss Rives’s novel the incidents of his career stand out in absorbing power and enthralling force.

The most profoundly sympathetic, vivid and true portrait of Byron ever drawn.

Calvin Dill Wilson, author ofByron—Man and Poet

Dramatic scenes, thrilling incidents, strenuous events follow one another; pathos, revenge and passion; a strong love; and through all these, under all these, is the poet, the man, George Gordon.Grand Rapids Herald

With eight illustrations in color by Howard Chandler Christy

12mo, cloth, price, $1.00 everywhere

The Bobbs-Merrill Company,Indianapolis


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