Mrs. Rundell's
Domestic Cookery
was one of Murray's most successful publications. In Byron's lines, "To Mr. Murray" (March 25, 1818), occurs the following passage:
"Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine
The works thou deemest most divine—
The 'Art of Cookery,' and mine,
My Murray."
John Allen, M.D. (1771-1843), accompanied Lord Holland to Spain (1801-5 and 1808-9), and lived with him at Holland House. His
Inquiry into the Rise and Growth of the Royal Prerogative in England
, his numerous articles in the
Edinburgh Review