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The Bride of Abydos

work by Byron

Learn about this topic in these articles:

discussed in biography

In Lord Byron: Life and career
…this time: The Giaour (1813); The Bride of Abydos (1813); The Corsair (1814), which sold 10,000 copies on the day of publication; and Lara (1814).
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