Review
'Fascinating ! Knox's account covers all aspects of Byron's life - aesthetic, personal and political ! he quotes judiciously, writing with sympathy and dry wit' -- Sunday Telegraph 'Meticulous ! diligently researched and neatly written' -- Indepedent on Sunday 'Knox's well-researched and thorough biography reminds us quite how serious a loss Byron's premature death was for English letters' -- William Dalrymple, Guardian 'Intimate, entertaining ! Knox's Holroydian project triumphs. A finely stitched tapestry halts abruptly, and nothing lies ahead' -- Financial Times 'Lively, fluent biography ! it clips along with an irresistible verve like Byron cantering across the Afghan wastes, always impatient for the next sight' -- Sunday Times 'This could not be more timely. Just as Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things is appearing on our screens, out comes James Knox's impeccable biography of a real life sparkler' -- Country Life 'Engrossing...beautifully done, a threnody for the talent extinguished by war' -- New Statesman 'An entertaining biography of a very entertaining man' -- Manchester Evening News 20040904
William Dalrymple, Guardian
'Knox's well-researched and thorough biography reminds us quite how serious a loss Byron's premature death was for English letters'
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