‘A letter from the Lazaretto’ was researched, written and is read by Sheila Markham, the librarian at the Travellers’ Club in London. This piece, which has not yet appeared in The Book Collector, looks at quarantine conditions for 19th Century travellers, including those kept in isolation at the Lazaretto in Malta, where Lord Byron carved his name into the stone walls during his quarantine period.

Sheila Markham has been a regular writer for The Book Collector, and has produced over 23 articles based upon her interviews with some of the book industry's top names.