21. Ashley MS 4740-4750
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS 4740-4750
- Title:
- Letters (11) from Lord Byron, ten to John Murray, and one (4744) to John Cam Hobhouse; 15 May 1819-21 Dec. 1822. The letters contain, among other matters, contemptuous comments on the work of John Keats, discussion of 'Don Juan' and its reception by the critics, and accounts of Byron's relations with Margarita Cogni (La Fornarina), Countess Teresa Guiccioli, and Lady Byron. The letters also treat of Byron's feat in swimming the Hellespont, his natural daughter Allegra, and Percy Bysshe Shell...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 15 May 1819-21 Dec 1822
- Extent:
- 0 items