Printed page of 'Scandalum Magnatum’ regarding Lady Caroline Lamb and Lord Byron., 1813.
Scope and Contents
The single folio here is the first page of an article entitled ‘Scandalum Magnatum’ that was printed in the ‘Satirist’ in 1813.
The article recounts a scene involving Lady Caroline Lamb and Lord Byron at a party of Lady Heathcote held on 5 July 1813. It claimed that Lamb grew jealous of Byron showing attention to other women and cut herself with a dessert knife.
Lamb later claimed that she had not intended to hurt herself but was injured when other guests tried to remove the knife from her hand.
The article is gossipy in tone and has no sympathy for Lamb.
Dates
- Creation: 1813.
Creator
- From the Fonds: John Murray (publishers, London) (Originator, Organization)
- From the Fonds: Murray, family, of London, publishers (Family)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
2 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
i + 1 folios.
Subject
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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