Augusta Leigh, Byron's Half Sister: A BiographyAugusta Leigh was the child of one of the most notorious scandals of late 18th-Century England - the elopement of 'Mad Jack' Byron with the beautiful and willful Marchioness of Carmarthen - and scandal would pursue Augusta her whole life. Her marriage to the equerry of the Prince of Wales brought her nothing but poverty and seven children. Her love affair with her half-brother, Lord Byron, was largely responsible for his separation from his wife and his subsequent exile. This is the first biography of her life in thirty years. |
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| Title | Augusta Leigh, Byron's Half Sister: A Biography Byron's Half Sister: A Biography |
| Authors | Michael Bakewell, Melissa Bakewell |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0185619754, 9780185619754 |
| Length | 438 pages |
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