'' The Maid Of Scio : A Tale of Modern Greece '' is a poem written by Eleanor Snowden , based on the Chios Massacre which Snowden portrays in a tale of heroes , love and hate . It Is a variation of the epic form . The poem was published in 1829 subsequent to Eugène Delacroix 's artwork The Massacre at Chios which was completed in 1824 , the same year of notable poet Lord Byron 's death at Missolonghi during the Greek War of Independence . Snowden wrote six cantos and a short collection of notes at the end of the work . The poem received some critical reception from British Periodicals and sold for 19s 4h from publishers . Although one publication described Snowden as having had ' Byron too much before her in the composition of her poem ' the general response was positive with a literature section in another English literary periodical describing her work as having ' evinced much poetic feeling ' . The work and many others were unearthed in 1970 from the Corvey Castle Collection , the set of works is now named the Corvey Collection
Chios Massacre
Chios massacre
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