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Recollections of the life of Lord Byron, from the year 1808 to the end of 1814; exhibiting his early character and opinions, detailing the progress of his literary career, and including various unpublished passages of his works

Robert Charles Dallas · 1825 · Scanned text

75,055 words · about 5 h 15 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
Robert Charles Dallas
Language
English
Published
1825
Length
75,055 words · about 5 h 15 min
Sections
14 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain

 

Contents (14)

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Front matter

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RECOLLECTIONS

Contents

Preliminary Statement of the circumstances leading to the suppression of Lord Byron's Correspondence with the Author, and of his Letters to his Mother — p. ix to Ixxix. ,

Note as to the birth place of Lord Byron — Ixxxi,

Family connexions of Lord Byron — Juvenile Poems—" Hours of Idleness" — Letter of Mr. Dallas — agreeable communication from his Lordship — second Letter of 21st July, 1808, and reply to it — first interview with Lord Byron — pleasing impressions excited by the Poem strengthened by personal acquaintance—" engrafted" religious opinions — visit on his 21st birth-day — 'his indignation at Lord Carlisle's behaviour estranges him from his family connexions — attack upon the Edinburgh Reviewers.

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