Suzi Feay

Explorer, author, soldier, lover: The Romantic, by William Boyd, reviewed

Boyd’s intrepid hero is present at Waterloo, befriends Byron and Shelley, and even beats the Burton-Speke expedition to discover the source of the Nile

The Battle of Waterloo –one of many real-life scenarios in which William Boyd’s fictional hero finds himself. [Getty Images]
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  • The Romantic

    William Boyd

    Viking, pp. 384, £20

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