Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

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Central to the episode's narrative, this is the poem that made Byron an overnight celebrity in 1812. Described as 'arguably the first such hit in literary history,' it launched Byron's fame and fan culture. Caroline Lamb reads it and is 'swept away by it,' writing Byron a fan letter. Essential reading for understanding the birth of literary celebrity.

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Referenced in discussion of Byron writing about Cicero and quoting a letter from Servius Salpicius, connecting ancient Roman tourism to the Grand Tour era

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Mentioned as a work published by John Murray, described as 'a great poetic account of a doomed romantic figure crossing a Europe of ruins and romantic bandits.'

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Discussed extensively as Byron's poem about his travels abroad, described as 'the best-selling poem ever in English publishing, British publishing history'