Imposture - Lord Byron, Bk 1 Author:Benjamin Markovits A love affair based on a case of mistaken identity, set in an impeccable re-creation of nineteenth-century London. — Lord Byron was the greatest writer and most notorious, scandalous lover of his age—an irresistible attraction for a sheltered, bookish, and passionate young woman like Eliza Esmond. Eliza believes she's met Byron o... more »n the doorstep of his publisher, and that her dreams have come true when he arranges to meet her in secret. But what if the man she believes to be Byron is someone else—a look-alike named John Polidori, who once toured Europe as Byron's doctor? And if Polidori is the true author of a wildly successful book everyone believes to have been written by Byron, who is the real imposter?« less
ISBN-13: 9780393329735 ISBN-10: 0393329739 Publication Date: 5/7/2007 Pages:288 Edition:1st American Ed Rating:
Well written overall. The main character is so sad, though, that living through his eyes can be a bit painful at times. Engrossing though, to make me wonder if it were real.