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Byron and the Websters : the letters and entangled lives of the poet, Sir James Webster and Lady Frances Webster / John Stewart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, John, 1952 March 5-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824--Relations with women.
- Byron, George Gordon Byron.
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824--Friends and associates.
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824--Correspondence.
- Webster-Wedderburn, Frances, 1793-1837--Correspondence.
- Webster-Wedderburn, Frances.
- Webster-Wedderburn, James, 1788-1840--Correspondence.
- Webster-Wedderburn, James.
- Webster-Wedderburn, James, 1788-1840.
- Webster-Wedderburn, Frances, 1793-1837.
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.
- Aristocracy (Social class)--Great Britain--Biography.
- Aristocracy (Social class).
- Friends and associates.
- Relations with women.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Correspondence.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
- Summary:
- "Arguably the most offensive, despised, and ridiculed dandy of the Regency period, Sir James Webster-Wedderburn would be forgotten were it not for an alleged affair between his wife and his friend, poet Lord Byron. This work lays out details of this affair and provides commentary on private letters between Lady Frances Caroline Annesley, and the famous poet"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The '45 5
- 2 Childe Webster 7
- 3 Hussar 12
- 4 Lady Frances 18
- 5 Arms 21
- 6 Dandy 23
- 7 Vis a Vis 26
- 8 The Groom of Abydos 29
- 9 Aston Hall 33
- 10 Byron's Song 86
- 11 Vive l'Empereur 88
- 12 Master Shallow 90
- 13 Waterloo: Ball, Battle and Poem 94
- 14 Monument to a Dead Son 119
- 15 The Sucking Salamander 123
- 16 Nantes 131
- 17 The Duel 139
- 18 Sir James 152
- 19 Kiss Me, Hardy 153
- 20 Reconciliation 156
- 21 The Kidnapping 168
- 22 When We Two Parted 173
- 23 The Death of Byron 175
- 24 Baronet 176
- 25 Wedderburn vs. Wedderburn 180
- 26 The Robbing of Lady Frances 183
- 27 The Molesting of Lady Frances 186
- 28 The Death of Lady Frances 191
- 29 James's Death at Cooney's Tavern 194
- 30 Post Mortem 197.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786432400
- 0786432403
- OCLC:
- 196299574
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