tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post1290638598261528465..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: The Letters of Lord Byron - selected by R G Howarthlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-79057679852958920232015-03-11T08:02:57.691+11:002015-03-11T08:02:57.691+11:00I have the one vol selected edited by Marchand. I&...I have the one vol selected edited by Marchand. I'm not sure I'd have the stamina for the whole 12 vols! Byron is definitely one of the most vivid personalities I've ever read. I loved his habit of sprinkling quotations throughout. Wouldn't you love to know what all the asterisks represented? And to have read his Memoirs? I wish Murray & Moore had just put them away safely somewhere rather than burning them.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-2575970224228142082015-03-10T19:16:51.487+11:002015-03-10T19:16:51.487+11:00I did the wade through three-quarters of Marchand ...I did the wade through three-quarters of Marchand a few years ago, and was absolutely bowled over by Byron's vivid, immediate, ahead-of-his-time personality. I felt as if he was in the room, in the moment, speaking to me, that I knew him. It was one of the greatest experiences of my entire reading life, and I feel his are the best letters in English I've ever read. Simply because they conveyed his personality, brought him to life, more than any others. Only Woolf's come close, and it's more fun to be with Byron!Diana Birchallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291540900938654707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-13610793097927369212015-03-10T14:14:10.371+11:002015-03-10T14:14:10.371+11:00He was such a witty man, I've always enjoyed h...He was such a witty man, I've always enjoyed his poetry & the letters are wonderful. I hope you can get hold of a copy.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-75653879652200784272015-03-10T14:12:42.658+11:002015-03-10T14:12:42.658+11:00Yes, 12 vols is a bit more than I could cope with!...Yes, 12 vols is a bit more than I could cope with! I have a 1 vol selected letters by Marchand but I bought it secondhand years ago so it's probably out of print. It's always good to have a selected edition available.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-22334840248439583062015-03-10T12:48:27.426+11:002015-03-10T12:48:27.426+11:00Your review makes me want to read more about Byron...Your review makes me want to read more about Byron. I love reading collections of letters, and this collection looks really wonderful. I'll be on the lookout for this book!Monica's Bookish Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880513088449652396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-14367317620870425082015-03-10T11:14:58.942+11:002015-03-10T11:14:58.942+11:00Thanks Lyn for this coverage - and really glad it ...Thanks Lyn for this coverage - and really glad it inspired you. I published it because I thought a good, reasonably deep one-volume edition was needed for all those who didn't want the enormous wade through Marchand, and there didn't seem to be one available...Mike Walmerhttp://www.michaelwalmer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-37174886046468034852015-03-10T10:52:08.948+11:002015-03-10T10:52:08.948+11:00They're a very interesting group, so many tale...They're a very interesting group, so many talented people but living quite dysfunctional lives!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-31186974150163047012015-03-10T09:43:48.205+11:002015-03-10T09:43:48.205+11:00I'm fascinated by him and his circle...I keep...I'm fascinated by him and his circle...I keep meaning to read more about them!Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com