This booklet was found by Lord Byron on the battlefield of the Battle of Waterloo on his visit in 1816. It had belonged to Louis Marie Joseph Monsigny who died in that battle.

The Livret is mostly printed, with some manuscript annotations relating to Monsigny. Information includes details of his parents, his appearance and items he purchased as a soldier.

This series contains fair copy manuscripts, in various hands, of works of Lord Byron. Included are copies of 'Stanzas for Music' and 'Detached Thoughts'.

The copies are undated, but have been arranged in chronological order by the date of the original letters.

Copies of letters of Byron to Lady Melbourne, 1812: folios 1-47;

Copies of letters of Byron to Lady Melbourne, 1813: folios 48-135.

Manuscript copy of 'Stanzas for Music' ("There's Not a Joy the World Can Give...") by Byron in the hand of John Murray [II]. There are pencil annotations with one on folio 2 reading 'T. Moore & Ld B', possibly indicating that this copy was made from a manuscript in the hand of Moore. The manuscript has been dated 12 April 1816.

A copy in Byron’s hand of the journal he kept during a tour of the Swiss Alps in 1816 which he sent to his half-sister Augusta Leigh. The journal is dated 'Clarens Septr 18th 1816'and covers 17-29 September 1816.

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.

Augusta Leigh was the half-sister of Lord Byron. This series includes five commonplace books and a manuscript containing poetry, sketches and part of a copy of the 'Alpine journal' of Lord Byron.

Lord Byron counted some of the leading writers of the day among his friends. Many are represented in this series of manuscripts and commonplace books, as too some members of his family. Included here, among others, are Lady Byron, Ada Byron, John Cam Hobhouse, Lady Caroline Lamb and Augusta Leigh.

Also included are manuscripts containing biographical information relating to Byron and his circle.

Two fair copy manuscripts in the hand of Mary Shelley: 'Inferno', by Francesca Rimini; 'Werner', a drama by Lord Byron, which includes an introduction and annotations in the poet’s hand.

This series contains manuscripts and fair copies of some of the most important literary works of Lord Byron. Chiefly Byron’s narrative poems, including 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage', 'Don Juan' and 'Vision of Judgement', most are in his hand, although some of the fair copies are in the hands of Claire Clairmont and Mary Shelley. An article by Frederick Leveson Gower relating to 'Werner' is also included here.

A series of manuscripts and fair copies of poems by Lord Byron, mostly in his own hand but with some in the hands of Lady Byron (Anne Isabella Noel Byron), John Cam Hobhouse, Teresa Guiccioli, John Murray II and Mary Shelley. These are largely individual poems, distinct from the epic narrative poetry of Byron, and include 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers' and 'Hebrew Melodies'.

Byron’s poem 'The Bride of Abydos' was published by John Murray in 1813 and is one of the six 'Oriental Tales', or romances, by Byron. The poem was very successful and reached an 11th edition by 1818. Of the two volumes here relating to the work, the first concerns it exclusively, the second including also manuscripts of 'The Lament of Tasso' and the first draft of 'Werner'. The latter is accompanied by an article on 'Werner' by Frederick Leveson Gower.