About the author

Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was an Irish poet and biographer. Public information about him is limited, and the details of his life are difficult to set out in full, yet the eleven works held in this collection make his main literary interests clear. One of his most important contributions was his biography of Lord Byron: the six-volume Life of Lord Byron records the poet's life and work from the perspective of someone who knew him, and has long been regarded as an important source for Byron studies. He also wrote Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a detailed account of a key figure in eighteenth-century British theatre and politics. In poetry, The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore and The Odes of Anacreon display his lyrical gifts, with a light and musical style; many of these poems were set to music and sung. His works combine literary value with historical documentary value, and he left his mark in both biography and poetry.

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