The Last Attachment: The Story of Byron & Teresa Guiccioli [Paperback]

Iris Origo (Author), Jonathan Galassi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

The first to have access to the Gamba Papers, Origo mined this family archive to tell the story of Byron’s last love affair, a domestic triangle consisting of the poet, his nineteen year old mistress, Countess Guiccioli, and her husband.

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Origo here chronicles a love triangle among the poet, Countess Teresa Gamba Guiccioli, and the lady's much older husband, who apparently wasn't too happy about sharing his 19-year-old wife. Origo was the first to have access to the Gamba family's archive, so much of this 1949 biography was new material when first published by Scribner. It's probably still the most in-depth study of this particular chapter in the poet's unusual life.
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About the Author

Iris Origo, born in America of Anglo-Irish background, moved to Italy as a child. In 1924 she married Antonio Origo, and Italian nobleman; during the German occupation of World War II, they secretly hid Allied prisoners of war. She wrote many books of history, biography, and memoirs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Helen Marx Books / Books & Co (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885586507
• ISBN-13: 978-1885586506
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 4.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,992,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn about Lord Byron and his world, July 4, 2009

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This review is from: The Last Attachment: The Story of Byron & Teresa Guiccioli (Paperback)

I will confess, I am a fan of all things Italian, but did not know much about the talented and exotic Lord Byron before reading this book. It really made an impression on me - through his letters and his diaries, one gets a very clear sense of who he was and of the times he lived in. I wanted to read it because the story of Byron and Teresa begins in Ravenna, one of my favorite places in Italy but continues across Italy, the rest of Europe and on to its sad conclusion in Greece. I would recommend it for anyone who wants to wade into Byron, or to feel thoroughly immersed in early 18th century Europe.