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The morning sun, when it arose, shone bright and brilliant upon the
valley of Altamonte--its gay castle, and its lake. But a
threatening cloud obscured the sky, as Camioli raised his eyes and
turned them mournfully upon the ruined priory of St. Alvin, and the
deserted halls of Belfont.-- "Woe to the house of Glenarvon!" he
said. "Woe to the house of my patron and benefactor! Desolation and
sorrow have fallen upon the mighty. Mourn for the hero who is slain
in battle.
The morning sun, when it arose, shone bright and brilliant upon the
valley of Altamonte--its gay castle, and its lake. But a
threatening cloud obscured the sky, as Camioli raised his eyes and
turned them mournfully upon the ruined priory of St. Alvin, and the
deserted halls of Belfont.-- "Woe to the house of Glenarvon!" he
said. "Woe to the house of my patron and benefactor! Desolation and
sorrow have fallen upon the mighty. Mourn for the hero who is slain
in battle.
The morning sun, when it arose, shone bright and brilliant upon the
valley of Altamonte--its gay castle, and its lake. But a
threatening cloud obscured the sky, as Camioli raised his eyes and
turned them mournfully upon the ruined priory of St. Alvin, and the
deserted halls of Belfont.-- "Woe to the house of Glenarvon!" he
said. "Woe to the house of my patron and benefactor! Desolation and
sorrow have fallen upon the mighty. Mourn for the hero who is slain
in battle.
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Glenarvon (Paperback)
Caroline Lamb, Lady Caroline Lamb; Edited by Deborah Lutz
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R785
Discovery Miles 7 850
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"I read 'Glenarvon, ' too, by Caro. Lamb....God damn " - Lord Byron
In 1812, Lady Caroline Lamb, wife of a prominent politician and
future Prime Minister, began a tempestuous affair with Lord Byron,
a liaison that shocked Lamb's contemporaries. Finally, when he
became tired of Lamb, Byron cruelly broke off the relationship, and
in "Glenarvon" (1816) Lamb sought revenge.
Set against the backdrop of the violent Irish Revolution of
1798, Glenarvon tells the story of the doomed love of the married
Lady Calantha for the dashing revolutionary Lord Glenarvon. Though
published anonymously, contemporary readers immediately recognised
in Calantha and Glenarvon the counterparts of Lamb and Byron and in
many of the minor characters satiric portraits of some of the
leading lights of London high society. The novel became an instant
success, going through numerous editions and resulting in Lamb's
being blackballed from fashionable society.
The Valancourt Books edition includes the unabridged text of the
first edition as well as Lamb's preface from the expurgated second
edition. This edition also features a new introduction and notes by
Deborah Lutz and an index to characters in "Glenarvon" and their
real-life counterparts.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
The morning sun, when it arose, shone bright and brilliant upon the
valley of Altamonte--its gay castle, and its lake. But a
threatening cloud obscured the sky, as Camioli raised his eyes and
turned them mournfully upon the ruined priory of St. Alvin, and the
deserted halls of Belfont.-- "Woe to the house of Glenarvon " he
said. "Woe to the house of my patron and benefactor Desolation and
sorrow have fallen upon the mighty. Mourn for the hero who is slain
in battle.
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