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LETTER TO JOHN MURRAY

Creator(s): Lord Byron (Author)

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About this object

A folded sheet of paper with writing on one page and the address on another. The letter was written by Lord Byron to his publisher, John Murray, about an altercation in a line in The Curse of Minerva. Written from Rotherham, Oct. 4, 1813. "Aston Hall, Rotherham Oct. 4, 1813. Dear Sir- Your Ashton Hall letter never arrived to my sore discomfiture however there is no saying what Time may do-In the proof from the 'Curse' alter the line 'Whose arts & arms but live in poets' lore' to "Whose arts revive, whose arms avenge no more, remember this-I am just arrived & much fatigued-but you wont forget the brevity of this epistle from Yrs. & c" On envelope: " 1813 Oct 4th Byron, Lord 1813 Rotherham ? with John Murray P... 50 Allemonde Street London Byron"

Object name:
LETTER TO JOHN MURRAY
Made from:
Paper
Made in:
Rotherham, England
Date made:
1813
Size:
22.9 × 18.4 cm (9 × 7 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
57.10
Class:
AUTOGRAPH
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE Lord Byron
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973