Letters and Journals of Lord Byron
Lord Byron to John M. B. Pigot, 10 August 1806
“London, Sunday, midnight, August 10th, 1806.
“This astonishing packet will,
doubtless, amaze you, but having an idle hour this evening, I wrote the enclosed
stanzas, which I request you to deliver to Ridge,
to be printed separate from my other compositions, as you will
perceive them to be improper for the perusal of ladies; of course, none of the females
of your family must see them. I offer 1000 apologies for the trouble I have given you in
this and other instances. Yours truly.”
John M. B. Pigot (1785 c.-1871)
Byron's early correspondent who lived with his sister Elizabeth at Southwell Green before
pursuing medical studies in Edinburgh.
John Ridge (1828 fl.)
Byron's original printer, at Newark near Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire; trade records
indicate that he worked as a bookseller, stationer, and printer from 1788 to 1828. He
married a Miss Hilton, 18 July 1805.
