Byron and the Websters
Subtitle: the letters and entangled lives of the poet, Sir James Webster, and Lady Frances Webster
By: John Stewart.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780786432400
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824 -- Relations with women; 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, James, -- 1788-1840 -- Correspondence; Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Genres: Correspondence.; Biography.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.