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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Author: Lord Byron

Referenced in 4 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

April 21, 2024

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Byron's poem that made him famous overnight, described as 'arguably the first such hit in literary history' and discussed as launching his celebrity status

August 25, 2022

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Referenced in discussion of Byron writing about Cicero and quoting a letter from Servius Salpicius, connecting ancient Roman tourism to the Grand Tour era

August 18, 2022

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Mentioned as a work published by John Murray, described as 'a great poetic account of a doomed romantic figure crossing a Europe of ruins and romantic bandits.'

August 15, 2022

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Discussed extensively as Byron's poem about his travels abroad, described as 'the best-selling poem ever in English publishing, British publishing history'