The manuscripts here are for 21 poems by Letitia Landon, published between 1832 and 1837.

The poems have been ordered chronologically and by place of first publication.

First published in ‘Heath’s Book of Beauty’, 1832 (title page 1833):

‘The Mask’: folios 1-3;

‘Leonora’: folio 4;

First published in ‘New Monthly’, 1836

‘Ariosto to his Mistress’, first published in ‘New Monthly’, v. 46: folios 5-7;

Songs II-IV first published in ‘New Monthly’, v. 47: folios 8-9

‘Moorish Maiden’s Vigil’ first published in ‘New Monthly’, v. 48: folios 10-12;



First published in ‘Fisher’s Drawing Room Scrap Book’, 1837:

‘Delectable Mountains’: folio 13;

‘Robert Blake’: folios 14-15;

‘Sacred Shrines of Dwarka’: folio 16;

‘Dutch Interior’: folios 17-18;

‘Valetta, capital of Malta’: folio 19;

‘Derwent Water’ and ‘Town and Harbour of Ithaca’ on continuous folios: folios 20-22;

‘Lancaster Castle’: folio 23 ;

‘Sir William Stanley’: folio 24;

‘Strada St. Ursola’ [part] and ‘Cafes in Damascus’, on continuous folios: folio 25;

‘Regatta Windermere Lake’: folio 26;

‘Earl of Sandwich’: folio 27;

‘Scale Force Cumberland’: folio 28;

‘Evening Star’ and ‘Woodland Brook’ on continuous folios: folios 29-30.