In the comic - thriller `` Edward Trencom 's Nose '' by Giles Milton , some of Edward 's ancestors , along with Byron , are poisoned . In the comic thriller , `` Edward Trencom 's Nose '' by Giles Milton , several of Edward 's ancestors are poisoned , along with Byron . In the comic - thriller `` Edward Trencom 's Nose '' by Giles Milton , several of Byron 's ancestors are poisoned , along with Edward .