Byron and the Websters: The Letters and Entangled Lives of the Poet, Sir James Webster and Lady Frances Webster
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Author(s)John Stewart
PublisherMcFarland
ISBN / ASIN0786432403
ISBN-139780786432400
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MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Arguably the most offensive, despised, and ridiculed dandy of the Regency period, Sir James Webster-Wedderburn would likely be forgotten were it not for an affair between his wife and his close friend, the poet Lord Byron. This unique work lays out the details and provides commentary on rare private letters between Webster's wife, Lady Frances Caroline Annesley, and the famous poet. Also included are analyses and transcriptions of Lady Frances' letters to other suitors, including the Duke of Wellington and another Regency dandy, Scrope Davies.