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The Corsair
1814 long tale in verse written by Lord Byron / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the poem. For other uses, see Corsair.
The Corsair (1814) is a long tale in verse written by Lord Byron (see 1814 in poetry) and published by John Murray in London. It was extremely popular, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale, and was influential throughout the following century, inspiring operas, music and ballet.[1] The 180-page work was dedicated to Irish poet Thomas Moore.
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