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A poetic odyssey around Byron’s Britain: Places to visit that are connected to the romantic poet

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Richard Westall’s portrait of Byron at Hughenden, Disraeli’s Buckinghamshire home In 1817 Lord Byron, the romantic poet, was at the height of his fame, or ‘Byromania’ as his wife described it, with his reputation as mad, bad and dangerous to know making him especially alluring to female fans. His fame endures to this day – … Read more

Russell Brand sparks outrage after saying ‘working class men’ used ‘surprisingly poetic language’

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Russell Brand is slammed as ‘patronising’ after admitting he was surprised that two ‘working class’ men could use ‘poetic language’ to describe the colour of his dog Comedian Russell Brand came under fire following tweet he posted yesterday Claimed dog ‘brings out the best in people’ after speaking to ‘working class men’ Said men described … Read more