Lady Byron Vindicated a history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time
While traveling in England, Harriet Beecher Stowe met the widow of Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron. They became friends and correspondents. It was from Lady Byron that Beecher Stowe learned previously undisclosed details about the poet's rumored incest with his half sister more than 50 years prior. After Lady Byron's death and the subsequent publishing of a memoir by Lord Byron's former mistress, Beecher Stowe decided to publish his widow's side of the story. She first wrote an article in The Atlantic Monthly magazine in 1869 titled "The True Story of Lady Byron's Life" and, after it caused an uproar, decided to follow-up with this full-length book. The publication of this volume, especially in light of the fact that the poet had been deceased for nearly half a century, may have dredged up more controversy for Beecher Stowe than it did for Lord Byron!
"While traveling in England, Harriet Beecher Stowe met the widow of Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron. They became friends and correspondents. It was from Lady Byron that Beecher Stowe learned previously undisclosed details about the poet's rumored incest with his half sister more than 50 years prior. After Lady Byron's death and the subsequent publishing of a memoir by Lord Byron's former mistress, Beecher Stowe decided to publish his widow's side of the story. She first wrote an article in The Atlantic Monthly magazine in 1869 titled "The True Story of Lady Byron's Life" and, after it caused an uproar, decided to follow-up with this full-length book. The publication of this volume, especially in light of the fact that the poet had been deceased for nearly half a century, may have dredged up more controversy for Beecher Stowe than it did for Lord Byron!"@en
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