The Bride of Abydos: a Turkish tale
Poem of the bride of Abydos: a Turkish Tale
Collection area: Literature
Collection dates: 1831
Manuscript copy, by an unknown person, of Lord Byron's work, The Bride of Abydos. Each page is finely lettered to imitate the appearance of a printed book.
First error in 1st edition, 1st issue (Canto I, line 300) not corrected. Other three have been corrected.
The 1st edition had been published in 1813; it was printed in London by T. Davison for John Murray.
English poet.
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