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Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, With Biographical Memoirs
Ernest Edwards and Lovell Reeve's book is a collection of photographs of eminent men in Victorian England, accompanied by biographical memoirs. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the intellectual and cultural life of the period. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Fantasy, Forgery, and the Byron Legend
Byron was -- to echo Wordsworth -- half-perceived and half-created. He would have affirmed Jean Baudrillard's observation that ""to seduce is to die to reality and reconstitute oneself as illusion."" But among the readers he seduced, in person and in poetry, were women possessed of vivid imaginations who collaborated with him in fashioning his legend. Accused of ""treating women harshly, "" Byron acknowledged: ""It may be so -- but I have been their martyr. My whole life has been sacrificed to them and by them."" Those whom he spell bound often returned the favor in their own writings tried to
Captain Medwin
Here is the first biography of Thomas Medwin—literary adventurer, rascal, scholar, confidence man, successful fortune hunter, and bemused speculator on a grand scale in old Italian oil paintings. Poet, novelist, translator of Aeschylus, cousin and boyhood friend of the poet Shelley, he was a man of fiery temper, fierce hatreds, and enduring loves. Although an intimate friend of Lord Byron, he was so dangerous (or disreputable) that his Lordship warned Teresa Guiccioli, his last mistress, not to be alone in Medwin's company. Later, Medwin introduced Byron's daughter to her future husband, Lord Lovelace, and so determined the poet's line of descent. Friend of Washington Irving, gentleman of ...
