An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
442. Lord Byron: Dangerous Liaisons (Part 3)
April 21, 2024
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Lord Byron
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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
Author: Greg Jenner
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Referenced as 'a guy who's written a history of celebrity' - a book about the history of celebrity that argues Dr. Sacheverell was the first celebrity
Author: Jane Austen
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Mentioned as coming out the year after Byron became famous, with elements of Byron possibly influencing Mr. Darcy's character
Author: Jane Austen
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Described as Jane Austen's last novel, mentioned as name-checking Byron
Author: Fiona McCarthy
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Described as her 'brilliant biography of Byron' where she describes Lady Caroline Lamb as 'the fan to end all fans'
Author: Benita Eisler
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Described as having 'also written a great biography' of Byron, quoted for a description of Lady Caroline Lamb's appearance
Author: Lord Byron
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Byron's work mentioned as containing a portrait of Augusta as a slave girl named Dudu in a harem in Constantinople
Author: Marquis de Sade
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Mentioned as a 'secret copy' found by Lady Byron in her husband's travelling trunk
Author: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
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Described as a counterfactual book where Ada Lovelace and Babbage create computers in Victorian Britain, with Lady Byron's marriage being a pivot point
Author: Charlotte Brontë
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Briefly referenced as an example of the romantic template of a woman wanting to reform a troubled man
Author: Mary Shelley
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Mentioned at the end when previewing the next episode about Byron with the Shelleys in Italy
Author: Thomas Moore
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Referenced as Byron's friend 'the poet, who will be the first to write his biography'