Now, a century and a quarter after Don Juan was written. Lord Byron’s glowing narrative poem continues to exercise an undiminished appeal for readers of the widest variety of tastes.  The young have turned to it, generation after generation, for the fullest expression of the romantic mood and gesture.  This at once romantic and irreverent tale is cherished by people of all ages for its excitement as story, for its passion, its lyric felicity, its impudent satire and its lively wit.  Don Juan, the first of Byron's works to be included in the Modern Library series, is introduced, brilliantly and perceptively, by Louis Kronenberger.