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Of the many accounts of Lord Byron's mission to Greece and his death at Missolonghi in 1824, very few were by eyewitnesses. This 1825 book by William Parry (17731859) is an important and detailed narrative of Byron's last days and death, and of the creation of a myth.

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Preface; 1. Voyage to Greece; 2. Lord Byron's situation in Greece; 3. Death of Lieutenant Sass; 4. Lord Byron as a general and commissioner; 5. Second illness, and death of Lord Byron; 6. Occurrences after Lord Byron's death; 7. Traits of character in Lord Byron; 8. Lord Byron's opinions and intentions with respect to Greece; 9. Lord Byron's opinions; 10. Lord Byron, Colonel Stanhope, and Mr Bentham; 11. Conduct of Colonel Stanhope and of the Greek Committee to the Greeks; 12. Appendix and illustrative letters.

The Last Days of Lord Byron

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/17/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108076012, 978-1108076012
      ISBN10: 1108076017

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Of the many accounts of Lord Byron's mission to Greece and his death at Missolonghi in 1824, very few were by eyewitnesses. This 1825 book by William Parry (17731859) is an important and detailed narrative of Byron's last days and death, and of the creation of a myth.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Voyage to Greece; 2. Lord Byron's situation in Greece; 3. Death of Lieutenant Sass; 4. Lord Byron as a general and commissioner; 5. Second illness, and death of Lord Byron; 6. Occurrences after Lord Byron's death; 7. Traits of character in Lord Byron; 8. Lord Byron's opinions and intentions with respect to Greece; 9. Lord Byron's opinions; 10. Lord Byron, Colonel Stanhope, and Mr Bentham; 11. Conduct of Colonel Stanhope and of the Greek Committee to the Greeks; 12. Appendix and illustrative letters.

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