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Synopsis
This six-volume memoir of nineteenth-century politician and friend of Byron, John Cam Hobhouse (1786-1869) was published in 1909-11.
Synopsis
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), politician and memoirist, is today best remembered for his close friendship with Byron. This six-volume memoir, edited by his daughter from his own writings and diaries, was published in 1909-11, and sheds light on social and political events of his time.
Table of Contents
1. Dinner with Charles Grant; 2. Return to London; 3. Precarious state of the King's health; 4. Dinner with Mr. Stanley; 5. Dinner with Palmella; 6. Macaulay; 7. Ragotski.