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Additional authors

1. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
2. Cogni, Margherita

Description

1. 1 item

Summary

1. · To Lord Byron, poet : 1 letter signed : 29 Sep 1818 : (B'ANA 0242) : from Venice : in Italian; body of the letter in a scribal hand; regarding his wife's brazen and immoral nature; imploring Byron to spare himself trouble by keeping his distance from her. Published with translation and commentary as SC 625 in Shelley and his Circle, v. VII, p. 350f.
2. · To Margherita Cogni, his wife : 1 autograph letter signed : 17 Nov 1818 : (B'ANA 0243) : in Italian; saying he received the order to get the keys to the house and the bakery; asking her to supply him with some flour to help re-open the shop. Published with translation and commentary as SC 628 in Shelley and his Circle v. VII, p. 355f.

Subject

1. Magnarotto, Andrea -- Correspondence.
2. Bakers -- Italy -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
3. Cuckolds -- Italy -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
4. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Relations with women.

Call number

1. Pforz MS

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Andrea Magnarotto, Venetian baker. He was the husband of Margherita Cogni, "La Fornarina," with whom Lord Byron had an affair from ca. August 1817 to sometime in 1819.

Author

1. Magnarotto, Andrea.

Access

1. Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Request Access to the Pforzheimer Collection

Added author

1. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, addressee.
2. Cogni, Margherita, addressee.