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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