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• Author's Introduction
• Chapter 1
  Ancient Descent - Pedigree - Birth - Troubles of his Mother - Early Education - Accession to the Title
• Chapter 2
  Moral Effects of local Scenery ; a Peculiarity in Taste - Early Love - Impressions and Traditions
• Chapter 3
  Arrival at Newstead - Find it in Ruins - The old Lord and his Beetles - The Earl of Carlisle becomes the Guardian of Byron - The Poet's acute Sense of his own deformed Foot - His Mother consults a Fortune-teller
• Chapter 4
  Placed at Harrow - Progress there - Love for Miss Chaworth - His Reading - Oratorical Powers
• Chapter 5
  Character at Harrow - Poetical Predilections - Byron at Cambridge - His "Hours of Idleness"
• Chapter 6
  Criticism of the "Edinburgh Review"
• Chapter 7
  Effect of the Criticism in the "Edinburgh Review"-"English Bards and Scotch Reviewers"- His Satiety - Intention to Travel - Publishes his Satire - Takes his Seat in the House of Lords - Departs for Lisbon; thence to Gibraltar
• Chapter 8
  First Acquaintance with Byron - Embark together - The Voyage
• Chapter 9
  Dinner at the Ambassador's - Opera - Disaster of Byron at Malta - Mrs Spencer Smith
• Chapter 10
  Sails from Malta to Prevesa - Lands at Patras - Sails again - Passes Ithaca - Arrival at Prevesa
• Chapter 11
  Halt at Zitza - The River Acheron - Greek Wine - A Greek Chariot - Arrival at Tepellené - The Vizier's Palace
• Chapter 12
  Audience appointed with Ali Pasha - Description of the Vizier's Person - An Audience of the Vizier of the Morea
• Chapter 13
  The Effect of Ali Pasha's Character on Lord Byron - Sketch of the Career of Ali , and the Perseverance with which he pursued the Objects of his Ambition
• Chapter 14
  Leave Joannina for Prevesa - Land at Fanari - Albania - Byron's Character of the Inhabitants
• Chapter 15
  Leave Utraikee - Dangerous Pass in the Woods - Catoona - Quarrel between the Guard and Primate of the Village - Makala - Gouri - Missolonghi - Parnassus
• Chapter 16
  Vostizza - Battle of Lepanto - Parnassus - Livadia - Cave at Trophonius - The Fountains of Oblivion and Memory-Chæronéa - Thebes - Athens
• Chapter 17
  Athens - Byron's Character of the modern Athenians - Visit to Eleusis - Visit to the Caverns at Vary and Keratéa - Lost in the Labyrinths of the latter
• Chapter 18
  Proceed from Keratéa to Cape Colonna - Associations connected with the Spot - Second-hearing of the Albanians - Journey to Marathon - Effect of his Adventures on the Mind of the Poet - Return to Athens - I join the Travellers there - Maid of Athens
• Chapter 19
  Occupation at Athens - Mount Pentilicus - We descend into the Caverns - Return to Athens - A Greek Contract of Marriage - Various Athenian and Albanian Superstitions - Effect of their Impression on the Genius of the Poet
• Chapter 20
  Local Pleasures - Byron's Grecian Poems - His Departure from Athens - Description of Evening in " The Corsair "- The Opening of " The Giaour "- State of Patriotic Feeling then in Greece - Smyrna - Change in Lord Byron's Manners
• Chapter 21
  Smyrna - The Sport of the Djerid - Journey to Ephesus - The dead City - The desolate Country - The Ruins and Obliteration of the Temple - The slight Impression of all on Byron
• Chapter 22
  Embarks for Constantinople - Touches at Tenedos - Visits Alexandria - Trees - The Trojan Plain - Swims the Hellespont - Arrival at Constantinople
• Chapter 23
  Constantinople - Description - The Dogs and the Dead - Landed at Tophana - The Masterless Dogs - The Slave Market - The Seraglio - The Defects in the Description
• Chapter 24
  Dispute with the Ambassador - Reflections on Byron's Pride of Rank - Abandons his Oriental Travels - Re-embarks in the "Salsette" - The Dagger Scene - Zea - Returns to Athens - Tour in the Morea - Dangerous Illness - Return to Athens - The Adventure on which " The Giaour " is founded
• Chapter 25
  Arrival in London - Mr Dallas's Patronage - Arranges for the Publication of "Childe Harold" - The Death of Mrs Byron - His Sorrow - His Affair with Mr Moore - Their Meeting at Mr Rogers's House, and Friendship
• Chapter 26
  The Libel in "The Scourge" - The general Impression of his Character - Improvement in his Manners, as his Merit was acknowledgement by the Public - His Address in Management - His first Speech in Parliament - The Publication of "Childe Harold" - Its Reception and Effect
• Chapter 27
  Sketches of Character - His Friendly Dispositions - Introduce Prince K - to him - Our last Interview - His continued Kindness towards me - Instance of it to one of my Friends.
• Chapter 28
  A Miff with Lord Byron - Remarkable Coincidences - Plagiarisms of his Lordship
• Chapter 29
  Lord Byron in 1813 - The Lady's Tragedy - Miss Milbanke - Growing Uneasiness of Lord Byron's Mind - The Friar's Ghost - The Marriage - A Member of the Drury Lane Committee - Embarrassed Affairs - The Separation
• Chapter 30
  Reflections on his domestic Verses - Consideration of his Works - "The Corsair" - Probabilities of the Character and Incidents of the Story - On the Difference between poetical Invention and moral Experience: illustrated by the Difference between the Genius of Shakespeare and that of Byron
• Chapter 31
  Byron determines to reside abroad - Visits the Plain of Waterloo - State of his Feelings
• Chapter 32
  Byron's Residence in Switzerland - Excursion to the Glaciers - "Manfred" founded on a magical Sacrifice, not on Guilt - Similarity between Sentiments given to Manfred and those expressed by Lord Byron in his own Person
• Chapter 33
  State of Byron in Switzerland - He goes to Venice - The fourth Canto of "Childe Harold" - Rumination on his own Condition - Beppo - Lament of Tasso - Curious Example of Byron's metaphysical Love
• Chapter 34
  Removes to Ravenna - The Countess Guiccioli
• Chapter 35
  Residence in Ravenna - The Carbonari - Byron's Part in their Plot - The Murder of the military Commandant - The poetical Use of the Incident - "Marino Faliero" - Reflections - "The Prophecy of Dante"
• Chapter 36
  The Tragedy of "Sardanapalus" considered, with Reference to Lord Byron's own Circumstances - "Cain"
• Chapter 37
  Removal to Pisa - The Lanfranchi Palace - Affair with the Guard at Pisa - Removal to Monte Nero - Junction with Mr Hunt - Mr Shelley's Letter
• Chapter 38
  Mr Hunt arrives in Italy - Meeting with Lord Byron - Tumults in the House - Arrangements for Mr Hunt's Family - -Extent of his Obligations to Lord Byron - Their Copartnery - Meanness of the whole Business
• Chapter 39
  Mr Shelley - Sketch of his Life - His Death - The Burning of his Body , and the Return of the Mourners
• Chapter 40
  "The Two Foscari" - "Werner" - "The Deformed Transformed" - "Don Juan" - "The Liberal" - Removes from Pisa to Genoa
• Chapter 41
  Genoa - Change in the Manners of Lord Byron - Residence at the Casa Saluzzi - "The Liberal" - Remarks on the Poet's Works in general and on Hunt's Strictures on his Character
• Chapter 42
  Lord Byron resolves to join the Greeks - Arrives at Cephalonia - Greek Factions - Sends Emissaries to the Grecian Chiefs - Writes to London about the Loan - To Mavrocordato on the Dissensions - Embarks at lest for Missolonghi
• Chapter 43
  Lord Byron's Conversations on Religion with Dr Kennedy
• Chapter 44
  Voyage to Cephalonia - Letter - Count Gamba's Address - Grateful Feelings of the Turks - Endeavours of Lord Byron to mitigate the Horrors of the War
• Chapter 45
  Proceedings at Missolonghi - Byron's Suliote Brigade - Their Insubordination - Difference with Colonel Stanhope - Imbecility of the Plans for the Independence of Greece
• Chapter 46
  Lord Byron appointed to the command of three thousand Men to besiege Lepanto - The Siege abandoned for a Blockade - Advanced Guard ordered to proceed - Lord Byron's first Illness - A Riot - He is urged to leave Greece - The Expedition against Lepanto abandoned - Byron dejected - A wild diplomatic Scheme
• Chapter 47
  The last Illness and Death of Lord Byron - His last Poem
• Chapter 48
  The funeral Preparations and final Obsequies
• Chapter 49
  The Character of Lord Byron

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