The Giaour

The Giaour is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1813 and the first in the series of his Oriental romances. It is also one of the earliest fictional works to touch upon the subject of vampires (see vampire fiction). The Giaour proved to be a great success when published, consolidating Byron's reputation critically and commercially. The origin of the story came during Byron's Grand Tour during 1809 and 1810 which he undertook with his friend ... more

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George Byron, 6th Baron Byron

George Gordon Byron, later Noel, 6th Baron Byron, of Rochdale, FRS, and commonly known today as Lord Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brief poems She Walks in Beauty, When We Two Parted, and So,...

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