A page from the manuscript of Byron's 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, 1816 [Library reference: MS.43325].
John Murray's first published work by Lord Byron was 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' in 1812,
In this epic poem, Byron describes the foreign travels of a world-weary man.
The poem's publication was an overnight success, with Byron claiming that he had awakened to find himself famous.