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A Narrative of Lord Byron's Last Journey to Greece

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Narrative of Lord Byron's Last Journey to Greece
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Pietro Gamba
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - European History
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:330
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - poetry and poets
Classic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108076128
ClassificationsDewey:821.7
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 July 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Count Pietro Gamba (1801-27) was the brother of Teresa Guiccioli, Lord Byron's mistress, and a member of the Italian revolutionaries known as the Carbonari. He accompanied Byron on his mission to Greece in 1823, and was described by the poet as 'one of the most amiable, brave, and excellent young men' he had ever encountered, 'with a thirst for knowledge, and a disinterestedness rarely to be met with'. This account of the mission, and of Byron's death and the subsequent controversies over its cause and the disposal of the body, was published in 1825, and dedicated to Byron's close friend, John Cam Hobhouse. It was based on Gamba's diary, 'containing a minute account of all the events of the day ... My only object is to give a simple narrative of what Lord Byron did in Greece'. Gamba died of typhoid in 1827, still working for Greek independence.