Glenarvon – Lady Caroline Lamb
Glenarvon is Lady Caroline Lamb’s first novel, published in 1816. Its rakish title character, Lord Ruthven, is an unflattering depiction of her ex-lover, Lord Byron. Drawing from Glenarvon, John Polidori used a vampire named Lord Ruthven as a characterization of Lord Byron in his short story “The Vampyre” published in 1819. Glenarvon corrupts the innocent young bride Calantha (Caroline herself) leading to their mutual ruin and death. The picture of her husband, The Hon. William Lamb...