Glenarvon was Lady Caroline Lamb's first novel.[1] It created a sensation when published on 9 May 1816. Set in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the book satirized the Whig Holland House circle,[2][3] while casting a sceptical eye on left-wing politics.[4] Its rakish title character, Lord Glenarvon, is an unflattering depiction of her ex-lover, Lord Byron.[5] In 1866, it was reprinted under the title, The Fatal Passion.[6]