Alexander Larman

Lord Byron had many faults, but writing dull letters wasn’t one of them

Andrew Stauffer traces the poet’s tumultuous life through some of the most remarkable missives in the English language

Lord Byron in Albanian dress. [Alamy]
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  • Byron: A Life in Ten Letters

    Andrew Stauffer

    Cambridge University Press, pp. 401, £25

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