Title: The vampyre family
Description: In the spring of 1816, Lord Byron was the greatest poet of his generation and the most famous man in Britain, but his personal life was about to erupt. Fleeing his celebrity, notoriety and debts, he sought refuge in Europe, taking his young doctor with him.
Subjects: Friends and associates, Homes and haunts, Expatriate authors, English Authors, English literature, History and criticism, Romanticism
Places: Switzerland
People: George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824), John William Polidori (1795-1821), Clara Mary Jane Clairmont (1798-1879), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
Time periods: 19th century