{"product_id":"byrons-letters-and-journals-9780674089549","title":"Byron's Letters and Journals","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George Gordon Byron | Leslie a. Marchand\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Gordon Byron was a superb letter-writer: almost all his letters, whatever the subject or whoever the recipient, are enlivened by his wit, his irony, his honesty, and the sharpness of his observation of people. They provide a vivid self-portrait of the man who, of all his contemporaries, seems to express attitudes and feelings most in tune with the twentieth century. In addition, they offer a mirror of his own time. This first collected edition of all Byron's known letters supersedes Prothero's incomplete edition at the turn of the century. It includes a considerable number of hitherto unpublished letters and the complete text of many that were bowdlerized by former editors for a variety of reasons. Prothero's edition included 1,198 letters. This edition has more than 3,000, over 80 percent of them transcribed entirely from the original manuscripts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final volume of this splendid edition contains a comprehensive index to the contents of the preceding volumes--the several thousand letters, the journals, the notes and biographical sketches. The index is prefaced by a generous selection of Byron's aphorisms, \u003ci\u003ebons mots\u003c\/i\u003e, and memorable statements, culled by Leslie Marchand from the letters and journals and arranged under subject headings.","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47592152498327,"sku":"9780674089549","price":9615.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780674089549.webp?v=1774976502","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/byrons-letters-and-journals-9780674089549","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}