Scope and Contents The arrangement of these parts differs from the final edition in that the appendix follows the account of the destruction of the memoirs, although there is a manuscript note on it advising that is should follow page 182 of the finished volume.The proofs for this work are annotated throughout. The proofs want everything from page ix to page 176. They comprise therefore of:the title page and part of a preface: folios 1-4;five pages of the account...

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The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.

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The proofs and printed edition of this work by John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, detail two of the most controversial moments in life and reputation of Byron - the breakdown of his marriage and the burning of his memoirs. The work was originally privately printed in 1870, but then included in 'Recollections of a long life', which was edited by Lady Dorchester (the daughter of Hobhouse) and published by Murray between 1909 and 1911.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.