Childe Harold, Canto the Fourth The Prisoner of Chillon and Mazeppa (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Childe Harold, Canto the Fourth: The Prisoner of Chillon and Mazeppa <p>The primary' purpose of this book is to give the young reader some insight into Byron's genius by presenting for study and for reading those of his poems which Should make the most immediate appeal. For such a purpose much of Byron's poetry is admirably fitted, since, as a whole, it is not abstruse in its subject-matter, is lucid in its expression, and, above all, is spirited and energetic. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.