Letter of Lord Byron to James Perry.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14129
Scope and Contents
Letter dated 26 February 1816, of Lord Byron to James Perry, editor of the "Morning Chronicle", offering the ode ‘We do not curse thee Waterloo!’ for publication. Byron's poem appeared in the "Morning Chronicle" on 15 March 1816 with a note by Byron suggesting that the author was Chateaubriand.
Published in Leslie Marchand, Byron's Letters and Journals, vol. V, pp. 33-34.
Dates
- Creation: 1816.
Creator
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet, known as 'Lord Byron') (1788-1824) (Person)
- Perry, James (journalist and newspaper editor, born James Pirie) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Items
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 2019, Christie's, Paris. Collection Alfred Cortot, 17 October 2019, lot no. 31.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk