The Prisoner of Chillon

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36 pp. Sewn binding, printed on laid paper. A 392-line narrative poem by the important figure in the Romantic poetry movement, chronicling the imprisonment of the 16th century Gene vois monk Francois Bonivard. The work was inspired by a visit Byron made to Chateau de Chillon with his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley during a sailing trip on Lake Geneva. Show more