![]() But when he approached the room full of people, he decided to return home immediately. Similarly, Byron agreed to attend a gathering in town. For example, the poet invited guests to his home but left at the last minute, leaving a companion to apologize for his absence. ![]() The letter-writer is “unsuccessful” and only manages to gather a few anecdotes about Byron’s “uncivil” behavior. From a balcony overlooking the lake and the Jura mountain, he imagines the stormy view to be the inspiration for one of Byron’s famous works- Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage-which he cites in his letter. The writer visits Byron’s mansion and tries to gather information about the poet from those surrounding him, such as Byron’s servant and the man who watches over his boat. Among these figures, the letter-writer pays particular attention to Lord Byron, an English romantic poet who “resided many months in this neighbourhood.” The Vampyre opens with the "Extract of a letter from Geneva." The writer of the letter discusses the many famous writers and thinkers who lived in this area of Switzerland, on a lake by the Jura Mountains. ![]()
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