Which of Byron's works led him to famously remark, 'I awoke one morning and found myself famous'?
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Correct answer: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
The publication of the first two cantos of 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' in 1812 was an overnight sensation. It introduced the British public to the brooding, travel-weary protagonist that would define Byron's early career.
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