Document Type
Book Review
Original Publication Date
2020
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Victorians Institute Journal
Volume
47
First Page
259
Last Page
270
Date of Submission
September 2021
Abstract
Essay review of Lucasta Miller's L. E. L. : The Lost Life and Scandalous Death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, the Celebrated “Female Byron," a landmark study of one of the most important poets of the 1820s and 1830s published by Knopf in 2019. After noting the remarkable research and important contribution to our knowledge of Landon's life and work, the review takes issue with some of the traits of popular biography found in the book, for example reaching too hard for significance, informal and imprecise language, lack of qualification when needed, distortions to make the story more exciting, etc.
Rights
Rights in articles in VIJ revert to the author (confirmed by editor Don Cox, 9-13-2021)
Is Part Of
VCU English Publications