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Treasure Chest of Byron and Shelley Manuscripts Found
A trunk in Barclays Bank Pall Mall East holds 19th century papers by Byron and Shelley and letters from More and Alvanley. The papers include Byron’s Childe Harold Canto 3 draft and Shelley poems with early drafts and possibly unpublished works. The British Library will study and display portions after restoration.
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NY Times News Service
London
Byron
Shelley
Noton
Roy Davids
Sotheby, Parke-Bennet and Co
Daniel Waley
I Manuscripts
Barclays Bank
Pall Mall East
Times
Bevis Hillier
England
Childe Harold
Mont Blanc
Napoleon
St. Helena
Northumberland
Thomas More
Davies
Lord Byron
Pall Mall
Scrope Davies
Martin Davies
Bristol
John
Hillier
Christopher Norman-Butler
West End
Martin R. Davies
Frances Webster
Scropes
Samuel Decimus Davies
United States