Interview: Professor Steven Jones talks about "The Corsair," Lord Byron's poem

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02-05-2005

Interview: Professor Steven Jones talks about "The Corsair," Lord Byron's poem

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Coming up, a new life for a 110-year-old. But first, this week in 1814 the poet George Gordan, also know as Lord Byron, made publishing history. His poem "The Corsair" sold out its entire first run...

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