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Letters of Lord Byron from the Library of Honresfield House

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(1) Folio 1 recto - Letter of Lord Byron, Athens, to John Cam Hobhouse, 28 February 1811
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Letters of Lord Byron from the Library of Honresfield House
DescriptionLetter of Byron to his friend John Cam Hobhouse, written on a European tour, 1811, and letter of Byron to Francis Hodgson, discussing bawdy letters by Robert Burns, 1813. Donated from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library by the Friends of the National Libraries.
ShelfmarkMS.50706
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Manuscripts
Written and printed matter > Correspondence > Letters (correspondence)
Written and printed matter > Clippings
Dates / events: 1810-1813 [Date created]
Person / organisation: Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet), 1788–1824 [Author]
Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician), 1786-1869 [Correspondent]
Hodgson, Francis (provost of Eton), 1781-1852 [Correspondent]
Burns, Robert, poet, 1759-1796 [Subject of text]

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