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📘 Recollections of the last days of Shelley and Byron by Edward John Trelawny

In "Recollections of the last days of Shelley and Byron," Edward John Trelawny draws on his own experiences as a fellow traveler and contemporary to produce a vivid, though informal, account of Percy Shelley's brief exile in Italy and the close companionship shared with George Byron. Trelawny’s narrative, flavored with his reputation as an adventurer and storyteller, provides a unique glimpse into the writers’ intellectual lives, literary correspondence, and personal interactions, including the dramatic moment of Shelley’s death at Viareggio and Trelawny’s attendance during Byron’s Greek campaign. While his recollections may be embellished, they nevertheless serve as a valuable historical resource on late‑classical English poets, their networks of friends and associates, and the cultural backdrop of early nineteenth‑century Greece.

First publish date: 1858

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Edward John Trelawny

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