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A feminist historical biography, L.E.L.: The Lost Life and Scandalous Death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, the Celebrated “Female Byron” (2019) by Lucasta Miller, explores the life of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, a once-renowned 19th-century poet known for her daring poetry and dark portrayals of sexuality, whose mysterious death led to her erasure by the prudish early Victorian society. Topics include death potentially involving Prussic acid.