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Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II, 1811-1813

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(1) Folio 1 recto
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Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II, 1811-1813
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Description	From 1812 to 1822 John Murray published all Byron's works. The John Murray Archive contains Byron’s letters to Murray which shed light on the composition and publication of Byron’s poetry and drama and on the relationship between author and publisher.
Shelfmark	MS.43487
Attribution and copyright:	In copyright - This work is protected by copyright. You may only use this work as permitted by copyright legislation or by the terms of a licence from the copyright owner(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Correspondence > Letters (correspondence)
Dates / events:	1811-1813 [Date created] 1901-1902 [Date created]
Person / organisation:	Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet), 1788–1824 [Author] Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)), 1778-1843 [Recipient]
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Lord Byron
Description	Selected 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.
Additional NLS resources:	Lord Byron in the John Murray Archive Most of Byron's works were published by John Murray publishers, whose archive is at the National Library of Scotland. The John Murray Archive also contains items relating to Byron and his circle that were collected by the Murray family. Catalogue record for Byron manuscripts Find details of manuscripts relating to Lord Byron in the Archives and Manuscript Collections catalogue.