Many of the papers in this book were given at aconference on Byron and Orientalism organisedby the Newstead Byron Society and theMidland Romantic Seminar at NottinghamTrent University on April 15 2005.I should like to thank Maureen Crisp, KeriDavies, John Goodridge, Ken Purslow, andeveryone else who assisted in making the day asuccess. Also to Abu Ali, Anne Barton,Shobhana Bhattacharji, Vitana Kostadinova,Andrew Nicholson, Catherine O’Neill, AndrewRudd, and Firas O. Shaer for their help with thebook. P.C.