Written between 1818 and 1824 and left unfinished at Byron’s death, Don Juan is Lord Byron’s masterpiece — a vast mock-epic poem in ottava rima that follows the adventures of the legendary seducer Don Juan across Europe, the Mediterranean, Russia, and England. But Byron’s Juan is less a predator than a passive, charming young man constantly swept up by circumstance and by women who pursue him.
The poem’s real subject is Byron himself — his wit, his cynicism, his passion, and his piercing social commentary on European politics and hypocrisy. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg and spend time with the most entertaining long poem in English.