Volume "LEL"

Scope and Contents Elegantly bound volume in straight-grained morocco that provides a glimpse into the artistic networks of Regency England. 85 songs and dances likely compiled by L.E.L., pseudonym of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, a prominent Regency-era novelist. Includes three works by Frances Crawford Kemble, an actress, singer, composer, cousin of the actress Fanny Kemble, and a likely social acquaintance of Landon. It also includes settings of Thomas Moore and Byron to music, the latter including one melody...