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The Letters of John Murray to Lord Byron

John Murray was an important figure in Romantic literature, even though most don't now remember his name.
The Letters of John Murray to Lord Byron

The Letters of John Murray to Lord Byron

Liverpool University Press
John Murray was a publisher during the Romantic period in English literature, and he was important to writers like Jane Austen, Walter Scott, and Lord Byron. This book offers insight into Lord Byron--through these letters from John Murray. Byron recommended other authors for publication; and John Murray offered editorial recommendations to Byron regarding his works. Find out how this relationship worked, and how these two played a role in the literary circles of the day.

The editor, Andrew Nicholson is a renowned Byron scholar, who also edited Lord Byron: The Complete Miscellaneous Prose. Nicholson's notes offers additional context for the epistolary conversations.

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