*LORD BYRON*
George Gordon Byron, the 6th Baron Byron FRS, known simply as *Lord Byron*, was an English poet, peer, and politician who became a revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence, and is considered one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement was born on this day, Jan.22, 1788.
Born: 22 January 1788, London, United Kingdom
Died: 19 April 1824, Missolonghi, Greece
Poems: She Walks in Beauty, Don Juan, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Darkness, Manfred, more
Plays: Manfred, Sardanapalus, Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice
Major Works of Byron
'The Corsair' published in 1814 was a great hit and sold over 10,000 copies on the very first day of its publication.
Another of his greatest works was 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' which he began to write in 1812 and completed in 1818.
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