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Byron’s Epic Swims: Leaving England

mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys May 31, 2012

Though most famous for his poetry, war heroics, and womanizing, Lord Byron’s greatest achievements all took place in the water. He was born with a deformity in his right foot,…