They were the Romantic generation, famous and infamous, and in their short, extraordinary lives, they left a legacy of glamorous and often shocking legend. In PASSION the... more
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In the late 1700s, early 1800s Europe was gripped with interest of 'the romantics', a group of poets that could woo the hearts of women and incite envy into the chests of men. They were at the time what modern film and music stars are to us today. Amongst this class of celebrities were Byron, Shelley and Keats, the subjects of Jude Morgan's 'Passion'. To fully appreciate this novel you have to be aware how accurate Morgan writes and so I have included ... ...of these poets.
Lord George Byron (1788-1824) was infamous for his relationships with young boys, married women and his half sister and famous for his work which included 'Don Juan' and 'Childe Harold'. He met and struck up an affair with Lady Caroline Lamb in the year 1812 yet this later ended in tragic heartbreak for Caroline when Byron, after seducing her and promising to love her, abandoned her at the advice of his friends in search of other ...
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They were the Romantic generation, famous and infamous, and in their short, extraordinary lives, they left a legacy of glamorous and often shocking legend. In PASSION the interwoven lives and vivid personalities of Byron, Shelley and Keats are explored through the eyes of the women who knew and loved them - scandalously, intensely and sometimes tragically. From the salons of the Whig nobles and the penury and vitality of Grub Street, to the beauty and corruption of Venice and the carrion field of Waterloo, PASSION presents the Romantic generation in a new and dramatic light - actors in a stormy history that unleashed the energies of the modern world. See all Product Description
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