Reception
There have been six biographies written about Trelawny. The characterisation of him vary greatly. Several of the authors were very negative in their portrayal of him, others presented a very favourable romantic portrait of him, and some have presented a mixed picture of his character. The authors of the biographies conducted varying amounts of scholarship and often contradicted each other about some details of Trelawny's life.
Trelawny has been credited with helping Byron and Shelley become recognised as celebrities after their deaths. Jonathan Bate has described him as one of the "key makers of modern celebrity". He was the last major figure of the Romantic Era living in Victorian England.
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