Correspondence of Lord Byron
With a Friend, Including Letters to his Mother

Published in Paris in 1825 despite British legal wrangling, this book contains personal letters by Byron and Dallas' biographical 'Recollections'.

George Gordon Byron (Author), R. C. Dallas (Edited by)

9781108034067, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 September 2011

654 pages
21.6 x 14 x 3.7 cm, 0.82 kg

The English writer Robert Charles Dallas (1754–1824) was a relative by marriage of Lord Byron (1788–1824), with whom he maintained a 'frequent' correspondence between 1808 and 1814. As a friend and the editor of some of Byron's poems, Dallas had been entrusted with several of the poet's personal letters. First published in France in 1825, this book contains letters Byron wrote to his mother while travelling across Europe as a young man, his correspondence with Dallas, and Dallas' 1824 'Recollections' of the poet. It includes a long statement by Dallas's son, describing the disputes that arose between Dallas and Byron's executors concerning the publication of the letters. Intended by Dallas as a 'whole faithful memoir' of Byron's life during the period of their correspondence, this book provides a vivid portrait of the poet and reveals how he was perceived by a close, though much older, friend.

Volume 1: Preface
Preliminary statement of Mr. A. Dallas
Family connexions of Lord Byron
Correspondence of Lord Byron with Mr. R. C. Dallas
Recollections of Mr Dallas
Letters of Lord Byron to his mother
Volume 2: Letters of Lord Byron to his mother continued
Recollections
Continuation of correspondence between Lord Byron and Mr Dallas
Volume 3: Recollections continued
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]