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Having left England behind him, Lord Byron arrives on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where he meets the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin and Claire Clairmont. Four young people seeking a new life.
All are brought to life in that happy and haunted summer of true friendship, love, and story-telling; when during a period of stormy weather over the Alps, Mary writes 'Frankenstein'; and Byron writes 'The Vampyre' , later plagiarised and published by his physician John William Polidori.
Based on their own words in the letters and journals of Byron, Shelley, and Mary, the author brings the reader inside the Villa Diodati to vividly share in the world of these leading icons of the Romantic Movement during that famous summer in Geneva in 1816.
Reviewed By K.C. Finn for READERS' FAVORITE
"A Man of No Country is a biographical novel by author Gretta Curran Browne. It is the fifth book in a series chronicling the life of the British poet and writer Lord Byron, carefully researched and based on the evidence of his life and the writings of his peers. In this installment, which can be read as a standalone volume, we join Byron in Switzerland as he says goodbye to life in England. This is where he meets Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin (aka Mary Shelley) and Claire Clairmont. The story follows the journey of an incredible summer of creativity, passion and art in a bittersweet summer that was iconic to Byron's life.
Gretta Curran Browne clearly writes with vivacity and also the discipline of a historical master. As an English Literature graduate and a writer myself, Browne brought my fondness for the Romantic Movement to life in a whole new way by describing what those summer days were like for Shelley and Byron. Mary's creation of a Frankenstein was a well-constructed sideline to Byron's personal journey, and I learned a lot about some of his lesser known works that I'd never encountered before.
The setting is beautifully atmospheric and the text transfers seamlessly between Browne's beautiful prose and the real words and works of the time. Overall, I'd consider A Man of No Country a must-read for fans of the Romantic Movement, and indeed any fans of well researched historical fiction." - READERS' FAVORITE
"The characters in this novel are fully developed and will delight readers. A well-researched novel of Lord Byron and the life of his close, contemporary circle. Wonderful for history buffs and drama lovers alike." ----- THE BOOKLIFE PRIZE
Genre: Historical
Having left England behind him, Lord Byron arrives on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where he meets the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin and Claire Clairmont. Four young people seeking a new life.
All are brought to life in that happy and haunted summer of true friendship, love, and story-telling; when during a period of stormy weather over the Alps, Mary writes 'Frankenstein'; and Byron writes 'The Vampyre' , later plagiarised and published by his physician John William Polidori.
Based on their own words in the letters and journals of Byron, Shelley, and Mary, the author brings the reader inside the Villa Diodati to vividly share in the world of these leading icons of the Romantic Movement during that famous summer in Geneva in 1816.
Reviewed By K.C. Finn for READERS' FAVORITE
"A Man of No Country is a biographical novel by author Gretta Curran Browne. It is the fifth book in a series chronicling the life of the British poet and writer Lord Byron, carefully researched and based on the evidence of his life and the writings of his peers. In this installment, which can be read as a standalone volume, we join Byron in Switzerland as he says goodbye to life in England. This is where he meets Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin (aka Mary Shelley) and Claire Clairmont. The story follows the journey of an incredible summer of creativity, passion and art in a bittersweet summer that was iconic to Byron's life.
Gretta Curran Browne clearly writes with vivacity and also the discipline of a historical master. As an English Literature graduate and a writer myself, Browne brought my fondness for the Romantic Movement to life in a whole new way by describing what those summer days were like for Shelley and Byron. Mary's creation of a Frankenstein was a well-constructed sideline to Byron's personal journey, and I learned a lot about some of his lesser known works that I'd never encountered before.
The setting is beautifully atmospheric and the text transfers seamlessly between Browne's beautiful prose and the real words and works of the time. Overall, I'd consider A Man of No Country a must-read for fans of the Romantic Movement, and indeed any fans of well researched historical fiction." - READERS' FAVORITE
"The characters in this novel are fully developed and will delight readers. A well-researched novel of Lord Byron and the life of his close, contemporary circle. Wonderful for history buffs and drama lovers alike." ----- THE BOOKLIFE PRIZE
Genre: Historical
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