CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II. THE ATTACK ON LADY BYRON
CHAPTER III. RÉSUMÉ OF THE CONSPIRACY
CHAPTER IV. RESULTS AFTER LORD BYRON’S DEATH
CHAPTER V. THE ATTACK ON LADY BYRON’S GRAVE
PART II.
CHAPTER I. LADY BYRON AS I KNEW HER
CHAPTER II. LADY BYRON’S STORY AS TOLD ME
CHAPTER III. CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF EVENTS
CHAPTER IV. THE CHARACTER OF THE TWO WITNESSES COMPARED
CHAPTER V. THE DIRECT ARGUMENT TO PROVE THE CRIME
CHAPTER VI. PHYSIOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
CHAPTER VII. HOW COULD SHE LOVE HIM?
CHAPTER VIII. CONCLUSION
PART III. MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS.
THE TRUE STORY OF LADY BYRON’S LIFE (AS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN ‘THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY’)
LORD LINDSAY’S LETTER TO ‘THE LONDON TIMES’
DR. FORBES WINSLOW’S LETTER TO ‘THE LONDON TIMES’
EXTRACT FROM LORD BYRON’S EXPUNGED LETTER TO MURRAY
EXTRACTS FROM ‘BLACKWOOD’S MAGAZINE’
LETTERS OF LADY BYRON TO H. C. ROBINSON
DOMESTIC POEMS BY LORD BYRON
PART I.
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
The interval since my publication of ‘The True Story of Lady Byron’s Life’ has been one of stormy discussion and of much invective.
I have not thought it necessary to disturb my spirit and confuse my sense of right by even an attempt at reading the many abusive articles that both here and in England have followed that disclosure. Friends have undertaken the task for me, giving me from time to time the substance of anything really worthy of attention which came to view in the tumult.
It appeared to me essential that this first excitement should in a measure spend itself before there would be a possibility of speaking to any purpose. Now, when all would seem to have spoken who can speak, and, it is to be hoped, have said the utmost they can say, there seems a propriety in listening calmly, if that be possible, to what I have to say in reply.