The Poetry of Lord Byron

A selection illustrating the breathtaking variety of Byron’s poetry.

Read by Linus Roache, star of the critically acclaimed film Wings of the Dove, this collection includes She Walks in Beauty, The Destruction of Sennacherib, The Vision of Judgment and selections from Childe Harold, The Corsair and Don Juan.

About the author

Lord Byron (1788–1824) was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Infamous during his lifetime for his numerous love affairs and decadent lifestyle, Byron exiled himself to Italy and later Greece, where he died of a fever at the age of 36. Some of his best-known poems include the epic Don Juan, She Walks in Beauty, and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.