Posted on 01/31/2020 7:47:33 PM PST by nickcarraway
Before there was Robert Pattinson and the Hot Priest, there was Lord Byron.
He was the nineteenth century’s answer to a bad boy. Romantic poet, bisexual man, adulterer and divorcee, his personal life was as well-known as his prose. I suppose that’s what happens when you father a love child with your half-sister and keep a bear as a pet.
So, if you’re in a Bumble rut or you’ve got a bad case of Tinder finger, you’ve come to the right place. Byron’s private collection is being auctioned in London next month.
A total of 93 items are up for sale, including a ring, pocket watch, an envelope featuring his signature and personal seal, and a mourning locket encasing a lock of his hair. Nothing says good luck charm quite like 200-year-old follicles, does it?
’The Poet, the Lover and the Patriot: Lord Byron’ collection is currently available to view on the Chiswick Auctions website, with the auction itself taking place on February 27 from 11am.
Romance don’t come cheap though, as single items are expected to reach as much as £6,000. But save up your pennies and who knows, you might find yourself at the centre of a throuple faster than you can say ’mad, bad and dangerous to know.’
The Poet, the Lover and the Patriot: Lord Byron Collection will be auctioned at Chiswick Auctions on Feb 27 2020.
Somehow it is possible to live well without possessing Lord Byron’s hair.
I’m going to hold out for Prince Harry’s Pickled testicles in a jar.
You got that right. I’ve come to feel a little sorry for him in a way but in another way, I have no sympathy.
Interesting. He’s a (very) distant relation of mine through my mother.
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Byron died from a case of the measles, had a club foot, and was a very good poet! Also, in a way, without him, Mary Shelly would NEVER have written a true classic..."FRANKENSTIEN".
Can viable DNA be extracted from hair? He was a renowned literary talent, despite his errant personal habits.
I would much rather have the pocket watch mentioned in the article.
Kramerica Enterprises may find a use for the hair.
Elaine went totally insane in that episode. ...Kramer, Newman and the farmers daughter. ...the Best Jerry. ..the Best. ..lol
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