MOORE, Doris Langley THE LATE LORD BYRON , London: John Murray, 1961.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Book in very good condition, only fault - pages 33 to 70 have a very tiny tear at front edge Dustjacket in good condition, 3 tiny nicks at top spine edge and small closed tear at the top outer corner edges. Price clipped. 542pp, including miniature biography, some leading characters, and index. With 20 black-and-white illustrations. After Byron's death there began a sequence of impassioned controversies - the author sifts the various witnesses, their motives and credentials, and not only reveals how much questionable evidence has been accepted but develops a corrected picture. Drawing upon a material from Lovelace Papers, Murray MSS and Hobhouse archives, she reaches the conclusion that, as to his chroniclers, a great man has too often fallen among thieves. (Book ref. 6966)  £12.50

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