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Letters Reveal Byron's Feud With 'Turdsworth'

Unpublished correspondence up for sale

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 28, 2009 8:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – A collection of letters written by Lord Byron to a clergyman, some of them unpublished, sheds new light on the Romantic poet—who discloses his sexual escapades with servants and angry opinions of fellow writers. Several letters refer to a serving girl whom he took... Read full story »

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