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 79
... thought came too , that if she saw Augusta and Byron together , she would see that they were quite a normal half - brother and sister who were fond of each other , and the suspicions that had begun to prey on her mind through Byron's ...
... thought came too , that if she saw Augusta and Byron together , she would see that they were quite a normal half - brother and sister who were fond of each other , and the suspicions that had begun to prey on her mind through Byron's ...
Page 109
... thought always run through , through ... yes , yes through . I have had a letter from Lady Melbourne - the best friend I ever had in my life , and the cleverest of women ... I wonder what the devil is the matter with me ! I can do ...
... thought always run through , through ... yes , yes through . I have had a letter from Lady Melbourne - the best friend I ever had in my life , and the cleverest of women ... I wonder what the devil is the matter with me ! I can do ...
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... thought that Ada had never heard of her father's poems , and that they had been kept from her at home , she must have thought Ada was half - witted . Even should Lady Byron have wished to suppress knowledge of her father , it would have ...
... thought that Ada had never heard of her father's poems , and that they had been kept from her at home , she must have thought Ada was half - witted . Even should Lady Byron have wished to suppress knowledge of her father , it would have ...
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