May Byron

Mary Clarissa "May" Byron (née Gillington; 1861 – 5 November 1936) was a British writer and poet, best known for her abridgements of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan books. She published under the names May Byron, M.C. Gillington and Maurice Clare. Byron specialised in writing biographies of great composers, poets and writers, before going on to rewrite some of J. M. Barrie's works for younger readers, to write poetry, and to write cookbooks.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1861 (Audlem), Died November 5, 1936

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1912

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Edison	903	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1911	My dear soul	Violet Oppenshaw	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Edison	1363	10-in.	Dec. 1912	My dear soul	Violet Oppenshaw	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byron, May," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102010.

Byron, May. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102010.

"Byron, May." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.