Byron’s Manor: Birthplace of his Poetry by Geoffrey Bond

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This offers a fresh perspective on the life of Lord Byron, exploring Byron’s early poetry and letters to show that it was while he was residing at Burgage Manor in Southwell that Byron wrote and published his first four books of poetry before going to Newark to have them published by Samuel Ridge.

Having himself lived in Burgage Manor for the past three decades, Geoffrey Bond tells the story of Byron’s early life and how he came to live in the Manor, highlighting the importance of Southwell and Newark as the birthplace of Byron’s published poetry.  The book features some unpublished material and poems as well as beautiful imagery, portraits and photographs.  150pp