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Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet, known as 'Lord Byron') (1788-1824)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1788 - 1824

Found in 240 Collections and/or Records:

Proofs of works relating to 'Lord Byron's correspondence'; with manuscript copies of letters of Lord Byron to Augusta Leigh and related items., 1890-1922, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43401
Scope and Contents The proofs here all relate to publications concerning Lord Byron. The proofs have been placed in chronological order. Additional related material has been added to the end of the sequence.Galley proofs headed ‘Byron – Letters V’ showing letters of Byron to Augusta Leigh, with annotations including some in the hand of Charlotte Carleton, Lady Dorchester, and later annotations of John Murray VI, 1890, undated: folios 1-8;Proofs of ‘Lord Byron’s Correspondence: Vol I’,...
Dates: 1890-1922, undated.

'The Giaour', by Lord Byron, published at Hermoupolis., 1842-1963.

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Identifier: MS.43398
Scope and Contents

Copy of 'The Giaour' that was published in 1842 in Syros, Greece. The bolts in this volume are uncut. There is an English to Greek lexicon at the back of the volume: pages 1-123;

With the volume is a letter, 1963, of George Seferiadis to John Murray VI: folio 1.

Dates: 1842-1963.

Two manuscript copies of the satirical verse, 'My boy Hobbie O' by Lord Byron in an unidentified hand., Circa 1832, undated.

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Identifier: MS.42296
Scope and Contents There are here two manuscript copies of the poem 'My Boy Hobbie O', which was sent in a letter of Lord Byron to John Murray [II] in 1820. Hobhouse was upset by the poem and the fact that Murray had allowed it to circulate.The first copy is annotated with the phrase 'an imperfect recollection' and there are indeed differences between the poem as it exists in other places and that which appears on both copies here.Neither manuscript is dated, but one copy has a...
Dates: Circa 1832, undated.

Two manuscripts by William Makepeace Thackeray., 1823-? 1850.

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Identifier: MS.42573
Scope and Contents Folio 1 : manuscript, ? 1828 (watermark), "Byron and Marceau", relating to Lord Byron`s interest in the French general François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, about whom he composed a eulogy in "Childe Harold`s Pilgrimage" (Third Canto, LVI and LVII). Thackeray`s manuscript includes a copy of a letter to, and a copy of a letter of Byron concerning Marceau-Desgraviers : (i) 30 January 1823 : Madame Serjent, Marceau-Desgravier`s elder sister,...
Dates: 1823-? 1850.

Visitors' book for the Byron family vault.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13253
Scope and Contents

Created by Sir John Bowring (1792-1872) writer, diplomat and secretary of the secretary of the London Greek Committee, as a memorial book for visitors to the family vault of Lord Byron (1788-1824 in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. It contains over 800 visitors entries, recording date of visit and name, and often hometown and occupation, along with 28 poetic and 36 prose inscriptions.

Dates: 1824-1834

Volume containing manuscript poems of Lord Byron and some letters of various correspondents; with a manuscript catalogue relating to manuscripts and correspondence of Lord Byron., ?1811-1831, undated.

 Item
Identifier: MS.43341
Scope and Contents There are here two volumes. The first contains a number of manuscripts of the poetry of Byron, with some correspondence of and to Byron.The content has been listed in the order in which it appears in the volume. For poetical works, first lines are given in brackets after the title of the poem. The manuscripts are in the hand of Byron unless otherwise stated; pencil notes are in an unidentified hand.‘Lord Byron: Complete poetical works’, edited by...
Dates: ?1811-1831, undated.

Volume containing manuscripts of miscellaneous early poems of Lord Byron., 1807-1811.

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Identifier: MS.43340
Scope and Contents This volume contains various poetical pieces, largely in the hand of Lord Byron. A number of leaves have been cut from the beginning of the volume. There are contents on 27 folios of the volume, with additional annotations to the inside back board. The inside front board contains a bookplate of John Murray, giving an address in Wimbledon.The content has been listed in the order in which it appears in the volume. For poetical works, first lines are given in brackets after the...
Dates: 1807-1811.

Volume of miscellaneous poetic manuscripts by Lord Byron; with some related correspondence., 1808-1822, 1930-1973, undated.

 Item
Identifier: MS.43346
Scope and Contents The manuscripts here have been largely arranged in chronological order. The original foliation of the volume has been retained, although some of the folios have been removed prior to arrival at the Library.For poetical works, first lines are given in brackets after the title of the poem. The manuscripts are in the hand of Byron unless otherwise stated.‘Lord Byron: Complete poetical works’, edited by Jermone McGann, has been used in some of the following descriptions...
Dates: 1808-1822, 1930-1973, undated.

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Letters. Correspondence. 135
Copies. Derivative objects. 49
Notes. 31
Manuscripts. 23
Poetry. 23
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Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 18
Photocopies. 13
Drafts. Documents. 11
Proofs. printed matter 10
Excerpts. 9
Transcriptions. Documents. 9
Pamphlets. 8
Proofs. printed matter. 8
Lists. 7
Proofs. Printed matter. 6
Receipts. Financial records. 6
Typescripts. 6
Accounts. 5
Publications. 4
Translations. Documents. 4
Advertisements. 3
Articles. 3
Correspondence. 3
Envelopes. 3
Inventories. 3
Memoirs. 3
Narrative poems. 3
Transcripts. 3
Agreements. Legal instruments. 2
Circular letters. 2
Death certificates. 2
Drawings. Visual works. 2
Fair copies. 2
Forgeries. Derivative objects. 2
Indentures. Legal Instruments. 2
Invoices. 2
Labels. Identifying artifacts. 2
Memorandums. 2
Pages. 2
Photographs. 2
Summaries. 2
Synopses. 2
Transcripts 2
Wrappers. containers. 2
Alps (mountain system). Europe. Longitude: 010 00 00 E. Latitude: 46 25 00 N. 1
Annotations. 1
Assignment of copyrights. Legal documents. 1
Booklets. Information artefacts. 1
Catalogues. 1
Cephalonia. (island). Europe-Greece-Ionian Islands. Longitude: 020 35 00 E. Latitude: 38 15 00 N. 1
Cheques. 1
Commonplace books. 1
Criticism. 1
Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 1
Exercise books. 1
Extracts. Legal documents. 1
Facsimiles. Reproductions. 1
Galley proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 1
Handbills. 1
Invitations. 1
Italy. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 12.8333. Latitude: 42.8333. 1
Leaflets. 1
Legal instruments. 1
Leith. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.1667. Latitude: 55.9500. 1
Letter books. 1
Letters of recommendation. 1
Lists 1
Memorandums. Legal documents. 1
Minutes. Administrative records. 1
Notebooks. 1
Novels. 1
Obituaries. 1
Page proofs. Proofs (printed matter) 1
Palmyra. Asia - Syria - . deserted settlement. Longitude: 38.2833. Latitude: 34.5500. 1
Playbills. Announcements. 1
Portraits. 1
Postcards. 1
Posters. 1
Printed materials. Object genre. 1
Prints. Visual works. 1
Prospectuses 1
Prospectuses. 1
Receipts. Financial records 1
Reviews. Document genre 1
Sales catalogues. 1
Seals. Artifacts 1
Specimens. 1
Speeches. Documents. 1
Statements. 1
Subscription lists. 1
Switzerland. Europe. Longitude: 085 01 00 W. Latitude: 38 50 00 N . 1
Travel journals. 1
Venice. Europe - Italy - Veneto - Venezia. Inhabited place. Longitude: 12.3333. Latitude: 45.4333. 1
Visiting cards. 1
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