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Lamb's most famous work is Glenarvon, a Gothic novel that was released in 1816 just weeks after Byron's departure from England.

Although published anonymously, Lamb's authorship was an open secret.

It featured a thinly disguised pen-picture of herself and her former lover, who was painted as a war hero who turns traitor against the cause of Ireland.

The book was notable for featuring the first version of the Byronic hero outside of Byron's own work as well as a detailed scrutiny of the Romantic Period and, more specifically, the Ton.

Lamb included scathing caricatures of several members of those prominent society members.

One of them, Lady Jersey, canceled Lamb's vouchers to Almack's in retribution for Lamb's characterizations.

This was the opening salvo in a backlash that found Lamb blackballed from fashionable society.