Commonplace books of Lady Caroline Lamb., 1810-1812.
Scope and Contents
Two commonplace books of Lady Caroline Lamb. The first, the 'green book', contains poems, literary passages, sketches, watercolours, and translations from Greek, among other entries. The second, the 'blue book’, is addressed to Lord Byron, with whom Lamb had a disastrous affair in 1812. She compiled the 'blue book' as a commemoration of their affair and it contains letters to the poet, as well poems, prose passages and watercolours.
Dates
- Creation: 1810-1812.
Creator
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Extent
2 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The commonplace books are arranged in chronological order.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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