"The Friend of Shelley: A Memoir of Edward John Trelawny" 1930 Massingham, H. J.

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MASSINGHAM, H. J.

[367] pp.

D. Appleton and Company

1930

8 3/4" x 6"

Jacket design by Rex Whistler

Edward … Read more MASSINGHAM, H. J.

[367] pp.

D. Appleton and Company

1930

8 3/4" x 6"

Jacket design by Rex Whistler

Edward John Trelawny (13 November 1792 – 13 August 1881) was a British biographer, novelist and adventurer who is best known for his friendship with the Romantic poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Trelawny was born to a family of modest income but extensive ancestral history. Though his father became wealthy while he was a child, Edward had an antagonistic relationship with him. After an unhappy childhood, he was sent away to a school. He was assigned as a volunteer in the Royal Navy shortly before he turned thirteen. See less