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Date: 1814

Poetry Poetry The Corsair, A Tale

George Gordon Lord Byron

1814

The corsary is, above all, an autobiographical poem that narrates the adventures of a certain Conrad, a corsary rejected by society - not women - because of its scandalous behavior. The poem immediately attracted the attention of the public due to Byron's sweeping personality, even some adept to statistics claim that ten thousand copies were sold during his first day on the street.

Romantic Romantic Mansfield Park

Jane Austen

1814

From the poverty of his parents' house in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is raised with his cousins rich in Mansfield Park, well aware of his humble rank and his cousin Edmund as his only ally.