When leading poet-in-residence Piers Fawkes asks Andrew to play Lord Byron in his new play Andrew feels his heart accelerating, at once enchanted by this dark and chaotic girl, her hair constantly “curling in corkscrews.”Īndrew bears an uncanny likeness to the infamous Lord Byron. Somehow the days pass and he keeps to himself, attending to his studies, meeting Persephone Vine, the Housemaster’s daughter. Withĭusty old name plaques stacked against the ancient walls, the hallways seem to throb with atmosphere, the whole place hiding a dark and furtive history.Īndrew is now more isolated than ever before in this school of ancient There’s all the squabbles and hatreds of the boys’ prolonged habitation, the taut English faces, and the centuries-old traditions of dress and name where homosexuality is seen as the greatest of sins. Shown around by Theo, a fellow student, Andrew has a sense of having crashed someone else’s family vacation. Andrew’s history of drug abuse coupled with a troubled past have led his father to conclude that Harrow’s esteemed reputation and “stamp of quality” will be just what Andrew needs. Justin Evans adds his own unique interpretation of the infamous poet’s desperate search for love.īyron’s reckless disregard for those around him resounds most throughout this bloody and gothic tale, a specter-laden hallucination that sizzles with vengeful objectives.Īt times as dark and impenetrable as a shield of diamonds, a series of murders in London’s Harrow School for boys rock the life of American Andrew Taylor, who has come to the school under orders from his father.
One of the most revered literary figures in history, Lord Byron was celebrated in life for aristocratic excesses including huge debts, numerous love affairs, and self-imposed exile. Book review: Justin Evans's *The White Devil*
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