Private Preview of Lord Byron’s Copy of Frankenstein

Apr 3, 2013 | Videos

On Tuesday, 25 September 2012, Peter Harrington unveiled Lord Byron’s copy of Frankenstein inscribed by Mary Shelley during an evening featuring a talk by Shelley’s biographer Miranda Seymour, an introduction by Adam Douglas (Senior Specialist in early Literature) and a talk on its discovery by Sammy Jay as well as a reading of Mary Shelley’s preface to the third edition by actress Serena Gordon.

See our author’s page for Lord Byron and read the complete historical background the Lord Byron’s copy of Frankenstein.

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