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The Prisoner of Chillon is a 392-line narrative poem by Lord Byron. Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536.

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The Prisoner of Chillon

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The Prisoner of Chillon is a 392-line narrative poem by Lord Byron. Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard...

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Chillon Castle

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Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon) is an island medieval castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated...

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De Bathe baronets

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Tales: Manfred, Cain, The Prophecy of Dante, The Prisoner of Chillon, Fugitive Pieces, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Don Juan, The Giaour…. e-artnow. p. 3399...

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Susanna Blamire

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in addition to those of Lord Byron, on whose The Prisoner of Chillon her works may have had an influence. Blamire composed much of her poetry outside,...

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1816 in poetry

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December. December 5: The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems Poems "The Dream" "Prometheus" Darkness (inspired by the darkness of this year, see above)...

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Lady Caroline Lamb

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(by marriage) of Annabella, Lady Byron. She was related to Sarah Ponsonby, one half of the Ladies of Llangollen, and Diana, Princess of Wales. She was...

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James Patrick Kelly

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as "The Prisoner of Chillon" (1985) and "Rat" (1986). His story "Solstice" (1985) was published in Bruce Sterling's anthology Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk...

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Alps

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inspired by the scenery in their writings. During these visits Shelley wrote the poem "Mont Blanc", Byron wrote "The Prisoner of Chillon" and the dramatic...

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Put on airs

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Text-book in the English Language for December 1869: Containing Addison's Spectator, Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel, Byron's Prisoner of Chillon, and Full...

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Harvard Classics

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The Harvard Classics, originally marketed as Dr. Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf of Books, is a 50-volume series of classic works of world literature, important...

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Lord Byron

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(1815) The Siege of Corinth (1816) (text on Wikisource) Parisina (1816) (text on Wikisource) The Prisoner of Chillon (1816) (text on Wikisource) The Dream...

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Dana Key

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"Dear Mr. Clapton", "Rain On", "Daniel", "Liar, Lunatic or Lord", "Prisoner of Chillon", "Mary" History Makers Released: 2003 Format: CD Label: Sparrow...

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1816 in literature

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Byron's The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems is published in London. John Murray, his publisher, is able to sell 7,000 copies of this and of Childe...

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DeGarmo and Key

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"Dear Mr. Clapton", "Rain On", "Daniel", "Liar, Lunatic or Lord", "Prisoner of Chillon", "Mary" History Makers Released: 2003 Format: CD Label: Sparrow...

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Frederick Yeates Hurlstone

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her Trance by the sound of Music, 1834; Eros, 1836; Italian Boys playing at the National Game of Mora and the Prisoner of Chillon, 1837; The Scene in St...

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1816 in the United Kingdom

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Edinburgh, on Calton Hill, is completed. Year Without a Summer. The Prisoner of Chillon, and other poems, by Lord Byron. Kubla Khan, poem by Samuel Taylor...

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Andrea Gastaldi

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Among his other works depicting historical or literary subjects is The Prisoner of Chillon (1854, Promotrice at Turin). This work is based on a poem by Lord...

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