Lara, A Tale
Author: first_name: George Gordon, Lord
last_name: Byron
Language: English
Year: 1814

This powerful poem narrates the fateful return of Count Lara to the British Isles after spending years abroad traveling the orient.<br /><br />

Returning to his patrimony with a retinue consisting of one foreign-born page, Count Lara resumes the management of his landed estates. Lara's first efforts are crowned with success: only to be undermined by the jealousy and envy of his his peers. After a successful duel to defend his honour, the count becomes inexorably caught up in local blood-feuds;