Scope and Contents There are here three sets of proofs for Canto IV of ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’ bound together for, with notes and annotations.Two notes relating to the proofs, stating that one set was sent to Venice and contains the notes of William Gifford and Lord Byron: folios i-ii;First set of proofs of Canto IV of ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’ containing stanzas I-the beginning of LXXXII, with notes and annotations including some of Lord Byron: folios 1-24;Second...

Scope and Contents Correspondence has been placed in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, before related manuscripts, pamphlets and other printed material. A copy of ‘True story of Lord and Lady Byron’ has been placed with original pagination at the end of the sequence.Letter of Charles Dickens to John Murray [III], 1869: folios 1-2;Letters of Louisa Anne Emily Ellis, Baroness Seaford, to John Murray [III], 1870: folios 3-6;Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray...

Scope and Contents The letters here have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Notes relating to Lord Byron have then been placed, with printed material ordered chronologically at the end of the sequence.When first made available for consultation, before foliation, this folder contained notes relating to a meeting regarding the placement of a statue of Lord Byron. These were identified during cataloguing as relating to notes in Ms.43533, so have been moved to that folder at...

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‘Vision of Judgment’ by Byron was published by John Hunt in 1822. Byron had written the poem in 1821 and previously offered the poem to John Murray [II], who refused to publish it.

There are here two folios of galley proofs of 'Vision of Judgment' and give the author as the pseudonym 'Quevedo Redivivus'.

Stanzas 1-44: folio 1;

Stanzas 45-92: folio 2.

Scope and Contents Corrected galley proofs of three poems featured in ‘Poems’ by Lord Byron published by John Murray in 1816.The poems here begin ‘When we two parted’, ‘Bright be the place of thy soul’, and ‘Must thou go, my glorious chief’.‘When we two parted’ was first published as a song sheet with music by Isaac Nthan in 1815.‘Bright be the place of thy soul’ first appeared in ‘The Examiner’, 11th June 1815.‘Must thou go, my glorious chief’ is also known as...

Scope and Contents Corrected proofs of ‘Don Juan’ by Lord Byron consisting of:Canto III, stanzas numbered 1-23: folio 1;Canto III, stanzas numbered 47-70 and 21-46: folio 2;Canto III, stanzas numbered 71-85, 104-110, including ‘Isles of Greece’ stanzas numbered 1-9, and Canto IV: folio 3;‘Isles of Greece’ stanzas numbered 10-16, Canto III stanzas numbered 86-103, Canto IV stanzas numbered 1-14: folio 4;Canto IV, stanzas numbered 15-34, 55-58 and...

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...

Scope and Contents The letters have been ordered alphabetically The correspondence has been arranged in alphabetical order by recipient surname. Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to Charles F Barry, 1827: folios 1-2;Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to Lord Byron, undated: folios 3-11 ;Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to Mr and Mrs Capecelatio, undated: folios 12-13; Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: folios...

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Croker`s review would appear not to have been published.

Scope and Contents Following the death of Lord Byron in April 1824, various interested parties met at the house of John Murray on 17th May of that year. These included John Murray [II], Thomas Moore, John Cam Hobhouse and representatives of both Lady Byron and Augusta Leigh. After a discussion, the group decided that the manuscript containing the memoirs of Lord Byron should be burned and they proceeded to do so in the drawing room fireplace. This act caused great controversy and the items in this folder...

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.

Scope and Contents The volume here contains proofs, 1819, for Cantos I and II of ‘Don Juan’ as follows:Notes relating to the proofs: folios 1-2;Proofs of the supressed Dedication stanzas I-XII: folios 3-6;Proofs of Canto I, stanzas numbered I-CCXVII with notes, additions and corrections by Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse: folios 7-43;Proofs of Canto I, stanzas numbered LIV-LXXI with annotations: folios 44-46;Proofs of Canto I, stanzas numbered...

Scope and Contents These proofs relate to the appendices Lord Byron added to his play, ‘The Two Foscari’. The play was written in the summer of 1821 and published with ‘Cain’ and ‘Sardanapalus’ by John Murray in the December of the same year. Galley proofs of ‘Extrait de l’histoire de la Republique de Venise’, with corrections possibly of Byron: folios 1-2;Page proofs of ‘Extrait de l’historie de la Republique de Venise’, with pencil corrections in an unknown hand: folios 3-11;...

Scope and Contents Three sets of corrected proofs of ‘Ode (From the French)’ by Lord Byron. The poem featured in ‘Poems’ by Lord Byron, published by John Murray in 1816. It first appeared in the ‘Morning Chronicle’, 15 March 1816.Each set is annotated, with some annotations in the hand of Lord Byron. Frist set entitled ‘French Ode’: folios 1-2;Second set entitled ‘Ode from the French’: folios 3-4;Third set has a deleted printed title ‘French Ode’ and ‘Ode from...

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.

Scope and Contents Part proofs of the first edition of ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’, by Lord Byron including title, preface, contents and errata of, with annotations, 1812: folio 1;Part proofs ‘Don Juan’s Expostulation, with notes by a friend’, by Lord Byron, with an annotation in the hand of John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folios 2-3;Part proofs of ‘Hints from Horace’ by Lord Byron, including title-page and half-title, with annotations, 1811: folios 4-7; Part proofs of ‘Congiura di Marin...

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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.

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Contains some annotations in the hand of Lord Byron.

Scope and Contents Annotated proof of printed letter of Lord Byron to John Murray [II] published in later editions of ‘Cain’, 1822,: folio 1;Annotated galley proof of preface and dedication to Sir Walter Scott of ‘Cain’ by Lord Byron, published by John Murray, 1821: folio 2;Annotated galley proof of second letter of Lord Byron to John Murray [II] relating to William Lisle Bowles and Alexander Pope, 25 March 1821: folios 3-4;Annotated galley proof of ‘Some Observations upon...

Scope and Contents The proofs here probably relate to ‘Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, Vol I’ edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge and published by John Murray. There is an annotation on folio 1 reading ‘Lord Lovelace’s Proofs’ and date stamps for 1897. There are annotations throughout.Each folio has two columns containing text, each of which are numbered. There are some gaps of columns 9-48 columns 102-129. The columns numbered 102-129 can be found at Ms.43400 ff.1-14....

Scope and Contents The proofs here all relate to publications concerning Lord Byron.Proofs of ‘Hints from Horace’, probably for ‘Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, Vol.1’, edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge, with annotations by Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, Lord Lovelace, 1897: folios 1-14;Proofs of ‘Lord Byron’s Correspondence: Vol II’, edited by John Murray IV, with some annotations, 1921. The contents includes chapters VI-XIV and appendices A-C. These proofs have been bound with...

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’,...

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.