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Fair copy of Don Juan in Mary Shelley's hand

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Fair copy of Don Juan in Mary Shelley's hand
DescriptionThe novelist Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was one of the people who transcribed Byron’s messy manuscripts into neat copies for sending to his publisher. This manuscript contains three sections of Byron’s narrative poem Don Juan (cantos VI, VII, VII) in Shelley’s handwriting with notes and corrections by Byron.
ShelfmarkMS.43333
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Manuscripts
Written and printed matter > Poetry
Dates / events: 1822 [Date created]
Subject / content: Poems
Narrative poems
Person / organisation: Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet), 1788–1824 [Author]
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (writer, née Godwin), 1797-1851 [Transcriber]

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DescriptionSelected manuscript items relating to the poet Lord Byron (1788 to 1824) and his circle. Included are manuscripts of Byron's epic poem 'Don Juan' in Byron’s own hand, with all his corrections and notes, and a neat copy by Mary Shelley. Examples of Byron's letters and journals are also included here.
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