# Byron — Heretics character guide

> Byron in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

Lord Byron, Romantic poet, referenced for his rebellious persona.

## In the story

### [III: On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Making the World Small](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/iii-on-mr-rudyard-kipling-and-making-the-world-small)

Mentioned for dividing humanity into bores and bored, with the narrator disagreeing.

### [XV: On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/xv-on-smart-novelists-and-the-smart-set)

Referenced as a writer whose enormous imbecilities are needed for hearty laughter, unlike modern wits.

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