[Anonymous; Lord Byron] Manuscript entitled LORD BYRON LIVES!, giving insights into Byron and his life in his own words from his letters and poems.~Not dated.~Thirty (30) pages (some material on the verso also), 8vo, good+ condition, an attractive handwri

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Anonymous [Lord Byron]
Byron
£380.00
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Thirty (30) pages (some material on the verso also), 8vo, good+ condition, an attractive handwriting. The first nine page are paginated; the last 21 not. [[P.18] announces "INTERVAL" after a few lines, and [P.19] commences "PART TWO. It comprises substantial and attractive transcriptions (quotations from) of Byron's letters and poems, reflecting Byron's life and relationships in his own words. I.e. autobiographical.  I would theorise that, given the length of the work, it was a lecture/performance to/for dedicated students of Byron, perhaps even The Byron Society. The unidentified writer doesn't necessarily make a correct transcription.  For example, on the first page (see the image) he crosses out the word "after" and puts "later" in the margin when the replacement should have been "afterward". There are other transpositions and occasional elisions. I have shied away from comparing the writer's text word by word with the received text but would provide additional scans if requested. A scan of pp.1 and [30] is available online.