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The Journal of Hellenic Studies

When Lord Byron Tried to Buy a Twelve-Year-Old Girl

The English poet fell in love with Teresa Makri while he was traveling in Greece and subsequently tried to purchase her from her mother.

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When Lord Byron Tried to Buy a Twelve-Year-Old Girl

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