My Recollections of Lord Byron
My Recollections of Lord Byron is the tribute of Teresa Guiccioli, the young Italian countess who was Byron's companion from 1819 until he left Italy for Greece in 1823. Written in French in her old age and published in 1868, it is arranged not as a narrative but as a series of chapters on the poet's qualities: his religious opinions, his generosity, his modesty, his friendships, his courage, his treatment of his enemies and his marriage. Guiccioli defends him against every charge, and the book is as much an answer to his detractors as a memoir. The English translation is by Sir Hubert E. H. Jerningham. It remains a primary witness to Byron's Italian years. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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