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My Recollections of Lord Byron

Teresa, contessa di Guiccioli

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  • Book language: English
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This is a memoir and character portrait of Lord Byron by Teresa Guiccioli, based on her recollections and eyewitness testimonies. It gathers impressions of his personality, friendships, religious opinions, and private life. It offers a close 19th-century perspective on the poet and the people around him.

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Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa Vie.
MY RECOLLECTIONS
OF
LORD BYRON
AND
THOSE OF EYE-WITNESSES OF HIS LIFE.
"The long promised work of the Countess Guiccioli."—
Athenæum.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1869.
ADVERTISEMENT BY THE ENGLISH PUBLISHER.
The Publisher of this Translation feels authorized to
state, that it is the production of the celebrated
Countess Guiccioli.

TO
THE AUTHOR OF THIS WORK,
THE
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
IS
Respectfully Dedicated
BY
HUBERT E.H. JERNINGHAM.
CONTENTS.
Introductory Sketch of Lord Byron
Page
9
CHAPTER I.
Lord Byron and M. de Lamartine
43
CHAPTER II.
Portrait of Lord Byron
58
CHAPTER III.
French Portrait of Lord Byron
70
CHAPTER IV.
His Religious Opinions
106
CHAPTER V.

His Childhood and His Youth
174
CHAPTER VI.
His Friendships
201
CHAPTER VII.
Lord Byron considered as a Father, as a Brother,
and as a Son—His
Goodness shown by the Strength of his instinctive
Affections
232
CHAPTER VIII.
Qualities of Lord Byron's Heart
245
CHAPTER IX.
His Benevolence and Kindness
284
CHAPTER X.
Lord Byron's Qualities and Virtues of Soul
305
CHAPTER XI.
Lord Byron's Constancy
347
CHAPTER XII.
His Courage and Fortitude
361
CHAPTER XIII.
His Modesty
372
CHAPTER XIV.
Virtues of his Soul
381
CHAPTER XV.
His Generosity elevated into Heroism
396
CHAPTER XVI.

His Faults
414
CHAPTER XVII.
His Irritability
427
CHAPTER XVIII.
His Mobility
450
CHAPTER XIX.
His Misanthropy and Sociability
457
CHAPTER XX.
His Pride
484
CHAPTER XXI.
His Vanity
488
CHAPTER XXII.
Lord Byron's Marriage and its Consequences
504
CHAPTER XXIII.
His Gayety and Melancholy
545
CHAPTER XXIV.
His Melancholy
563
CHAPTER XXV.
Attraction of Truth for; or, Conscience the chief
Quality of his Soul
631
Semi-Biography of Byron in Mr. Disraeli's "Venetia"
656

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Contents

  1. LORD BYRON
  2. AND THOSE OF EYE-WITNESSES OF HIS LIFE.
  3. THE AUTHOR OF THIS WORK,
  4. HUBERT E.H. JERNINGHAM.
  5. CONTENTS.
  6. MY RECOLLECTIONS, ETC.
  7. CHAPTER I.
  8. CHAPTER II.
  9. CHAPTER III.
  10. CHAPTER IV.
  11. CHAPTER V.
  12. CHAPTER VI.
  13. CHAPTER VII.
  14. CHAPTER VIII.
  15. CHAPTER IX.
  16. CHAPTER X.
  17. CHAPTER XI.
  18. CHAPTER XII.
  19. CHAPTER XIII.
  20. CHAPTER XIV.
  21. CHAPTER XV.
  22. CHAPTER XVI.
  23. CHAPTER XVII.
  24. CHAPTER XVIII.
  25. CHAPTER XIX.
  26. CHAPTER XX.
  27. CHAPTER XXI.
  28. CHAPTER XXII.
  29. CHAPTER XXIII.
  30. CHAPTER XXIV.

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