Title
The Poetical Remains of the Late Dr. John Leyden with Memoirs of His Life by the Revd. James Morton
Year/Period
1819
Region
London
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 23.0 x 15.0 x 3.8 cm
Accession No.
2019-00339
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Tang Holdings Pte Ltd
This is a collection of the poetry of the Scottish Orientialist John Leyden, with a memoir of his life written by his cousin, the Revd. James Morton. Thomas Stamford Raffles met Morton in 1817 and provided him with information for this book. Among the poems are two written by Leyden to Raffles’ first wife Olivia.