Byron and the Websters

The late John Stewart was the author of nonfiction books on a variety of topics including African states and rulers, Antarctica, the British Empire, Moons of the solar system, Italian movies, Broadway musicals, the British circus, Lord Byron, and the flight of the Confederate government from Richmond. Winner of numerous reference book awards, he lived in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

“Stewart has taken the letters of his ancestors Sir James and Lady Frances Webster to, from, and about Byron and strung them into a narrative of all three lives. Those interested in Byron and the Regency period will find the book enlightening”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. The ’45      2. Childe Webster      3. Hussar      4. Lady Frances      5. Arms      6. Dandy      7. Vis à Vis      8. The Groom of Abydos      9. Aston Hall      10. Byron’s Song      11. Vive l’Empereur      12. Master Shallow      13. Waterloo: Ball, Battle and Poem      14. Monument to a Dead Son      15. The Sucking Salamander      16. Nantes      17. The Duel      18. Sir James      19. Kiss Me, Hardy      20. Reconciliation      21. The Kidnapping      22. When We Two Parted      23. The Death of Byron      24. Baronet      25. Wedderburn vs. Wedderburn      26. The Robbing of Lady Frances      27. The Molesting of Lady Frances      28. The Death of Lady Frances      29. James’s Death at Cooney’s Tavern      30. Post Mortem      Bibliography      Index