{"product_id":"the-virtues-of-scandal-a-novel-of-lord-byron-9781734991819","title":"The Virtues of Scandal: A Novel of Lord Byron","description":"\u003cp\u003eReveling in his unprecedented literary success, George Gordon, the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Lord Byron, is less famous than notorious. His all-too-public affair with Lady Caroline Lamb, the sexually energetic young wife of a rising Tory politician, is the talk of London; so too the nagging rumors of an incestuous relationship with his half-sister, Augusta Leigh. With the publication of the first cantos of his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/em\u003e, Byron's sexual indiscretions, radical politics and hilariously acid verse earn him the enmity of some of England's most powerful figures, including \u003cem\u003epoet laureate\u003c\/em\u003e Robert Southey and Foreign Secretary Robert Castlereagh. As the waters of scandal rise, and Byron becomes the unwitting pawn in a vast conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of government, England's most famous and incandescent poet must decide for what - and for whom - he is prepared to make a terrible sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Seville, London, Constantinople, Ottoman Greece and St. Petersburg during the first decades of the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, \u003cem\u003eThe Virtues of Scandal\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling tale of conspiracy, scandal, betrayal and courage. Interlacing three narratives that span more than a decade and include the rousing adventures of Don Juan himself, the novel is rich with historical detail, bringing to life the gifts, flaws and contradictions that number Byron among the greatest of poets and the most confounding of men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Abramson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734991819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.13d","brand":"Richard Henry Abramson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668123709596,"sku":"9781734991819","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ffb560f7-b85f-4cfa-8859-eee4cdad9e73.jpg?v=1603916741","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-virtues-of-scandal-a-novel-of-lord-byron-9781734991819","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}