| Passion: A Novel of the Romantic Poets Contributor(s): Morgan, Jude (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312343698 ISBN-13: 9780312343699 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $27.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: In the turbulent years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, poets Byron, Shelley, and Keats come to prominence. In this electrifying novel, those lives are explored through the eyes of the women who knew and loved them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.55 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
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| Publisher Description: Theirs was a world of obsession, genius, and above all... In the turbulent years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, three poets--Byron, Shelley, and Keats--come to prominence, famous and infamous, for their vivid personalities, and their glamorous, shocking, and sometimes tragic lives. In this electrifying novel, those lives are explored through the eyes of the women who knew and loved them--intensely, scandalously. Four women from widely different backgrounds are linked by a sensational fate. Mary Shelley: the gifted daughter of gifted parents, for whom passion leads to exile, loss, and a unique fame. Lady Caroline Lamb: born to fabulous wealth and aristocratic position, who risks everything for the ultimate love affair. Fanny Brawne: her quiet, middle-class girlhood is transformed--and immortalized--by a disturbing encounter with genius. Augusta Leigh: the unassuming poor relation who finds herself flouting the greatest of all taboos. With the originality, richness, and daring of the poets themselves, Passion presents the Romantic generation in a new and unforgettable light. |
Contributor Bio(s): Morgan, Jude: - Jude Morgan, who studied with Malcolm Bradbury and Angela Carter, lives in England. Morgan's works include Emily and Charlotte, a novel about the Brontė sisters; An Accomplished Woman; Symphony; Indiscretion; and Passion, which was called "one of the best books of 2005" by The Washington Post Book World. |