The Works of Lord Byron: Poetry / edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge. Vol. 2

Published by John Murray in the late 19th century, this seven-volume edition represents one of the most rigorous scholarly efforts to organize the poetry of George Gordon Byron. Ernest Hartley Coleridge, the grandson of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, spearheaded the editorial project, aiming to establish a definitive and annotated text by synthesizing the poet's manuscripts with previous editions. This work emerged during an era of intense Victorian interest in re-evaluating Romantic literature, providing a structured academic framework that helped solidify Byron’s canonical status for subsequent generations of scholars.

The design of this series reflects the prestige of the John Murray publishing house, which served as Byron’s original publisher. Featuring clean, formal typography and substantive footnotes, the books were intended for both the personal library and the reference collection. The set is noted for its meticulous attention to textual variants and biographical context, and it remains a foundational resource for Byron studies due to the depth of Coleridge's research and his access to primary source material provided by the Byron family.