The Real Lady ByronIn 1992, the bicentenary of the birth of Annabella Noel Byron, this book makes a sympathetic reassessment of this misunderstood and much-maligned woman, refuting the unfavourable contemporary judgements made about her and revealing instead the many benevolent causes she supported. |
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Page 101
... concerning Byron and his half - sister which had been prevalent before his marriage were again spreading rapidly . Annabella was determined to protect Augusta as much as possible by letting her intimate relationship with her be widely ...
... concerning Byron and his half - sister which had been prevalent before his marriage were again spreading rapidly . Annabella was determined to protect Augusta as much as possible by letting her intimate relationship with her be widely ...
Page 194
... concerning public schools between 1800 and 1864 quotes an account of Harrow in 1844 : By 1844 the year he [ Charles Vaughan ] reached Harrow , the school housed a mere 69 boys ; and those were so savagely ill - behaved that he was ...
... concerning public schools between 1800 and 1864 quotes an account of Harrow in 1844 : By 1844 the year he [ Charles Vaughan ] reached Harrow , the school housed a mere 69 boys ; and those were so savagely ill - behaved that he was ...
Page 317
... concerning their own children . Therefore it would have to be a very serious reason for condoning a wife who had left her husband , yet Byron dared not legally contest his wife's action , content to profess his ignorance of the charge ...
... concerning their own children . Therefore it would have to be a very serious reason for condoning a wife who had left her husband , yet Byron dared not legally contest his wife's action , content to profess his ignorance of the charge ...
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