Lord Byron-Who is Lord Byron?
August 10th, 2008 -- Posted in Who | No Comments »Lord Byron was born in London on January 22, 1788. His father, John Byron, died in 1791, and Byron spent most of his youth with his mother, Catherine Gordon Byron, in Scotland. He was educated primarily at Harrow School, and later attended Cambridge. When he was ten, he inherited his title and estates, most notably Newstead. In 1806, he published his first book of poetry, but suppressed the edition and destroyed most of the copies. The book was revised and published in 1807. The critical response was mixed, and in response he published the satirical poem, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, in 1809. That year, he also took his seat in the House of Lords, and attended a few sessions. However, Byron did not speak in Parliament until 1812, after he returned from nearly two years abroad and recovered from his mother’s death in the summer of 1811.
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