num_pages: 688
description: This biography reinterprets the great man's life and poetry. MacCarthy casts a fresh eye on Byron's childhood in Scotland, his embattled relations with his mother and his series of relationships with adolescent boys.
language: English
title: Byron: Life and Legend
titlecomplete: Byron: Life and Legend
characters: George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
genres: Literature, History, Queer, 19th Century, LGBT, Biography Memoir, Poetry, Romanticism, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 571
publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd