Poetry - Roderick the Last of the Goths

Roderick the Last of the Goths is an epic poem written by Robert Southey. Published in 1814, the poem is set in Spain and features Rodrigo, the Visigothic king in Hispania between 710 and 711.

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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, c. 1819]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written during a journey from Scotland to Jamaica. In this letter, Campbell writes about his wife's family and recent financial troubles. He also confesses a long-held secret - he has four illegitimate sons, Thomas Hamilton, John Hamilton, James Hamilton Campbell, and Andrew Donaldson Campbell, all born in the Eden region of Cumbria.