Scope and Contents The letters here all relate to the publication of “The Vampyre” by John William Polidori, although it was originally attributed to Lord Byron. The work first appeared in the April 1819 edition of ‘New Monthly Magazine’.Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John William Polidori, 1819: folios 1-4;Letter of John William Polidori to John Cam Hobhouse, 1819: folios 5-6;Letter of Alaric Alexander Watts to John Murray II, 1819: folios 7-8;Letter of...

Scope and Contents The correspondence has been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. Letter possibly of Thomas Claughton to Eliza Smith, née Francis, 1814: folio 1;Wrapper for a letter of Lord Byron to Thomas France, 1814: folio 2;Letters of Percy Fraser to Lord Byron, 1809-1810: folios 3-8; Letter of Lord Byron to John Anthony Galignani, 1818: folio 9;Letters of John Anthony and William Galignani to Lord Byron, 1820 and 1823:...

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern the publication of Basil Hall’s “Account of a voyage of discovery to the West Coast of Corea and the Great Loo-Choo Island” (1818). The letters also refer to Hall’s interest in Lord Byron, of whom mention is made concerning events following the destruction of his memoirs (1824). Also mentioned is Hall’s admiration for Thomas Moore, particularly in relation to Moore’s “Letters and journals of Lord Byron, with notices of his...

Scope and Contents The papers here mostly relate to facsimile copies of a letter of Lord Byron to the editor of ‘Galignani’s Messenger’ in 1819. The papers have been arranged chronologically. Two facsimile copies of a letter, 1819, of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, after 1819: folios 1-4;Photographic copy and photocopy of the letter, 1819, of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, undated: folios 5-10;Two copies of an article entitled 'The...