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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from George Borrow to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke, with letters from Mary Borrow to John Murray III, as well as miscellaneous items concerning George Borrow |
| Date | 1 Nov 1840 - 25 Dec 1951 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Borrow, George; Borrow, Mary |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Business and Finance; Travel and the World |
| Description | Letters from George Borrow to John Murray III and Robert Cooke primarily discussing the publications of various books authored by Borrow. During the time span of the letters, the following books by Borrow were published by Murray: "The Zincali" (1841), "The Bible in Spain" (1842), "Lavengro" (1851) and "The Romany Rye" (1857). |
| Folio Information |
Folios 1-24. Letters, 1842-1865, from George Borrow to John Murray III, with letters from Borrow to Robert Cooke. 25-48. Letters, 1848-1857, from Mary Borrow to John Murray III, with a letter to “Mr. Woodfall”. 49-50. Letter, "Sept. 23d" of William Knapp to John Murray III. 51-52. Letter, 1840, of John ?Stouring to John Murray ?II. 53-54. Manuscript inventory of the “Letters of Geo. Borrow to John Murray, Esq.” 55. Manuscript copy of part of a letter, 1 July 1845, of John Murray III to George Borrow. 56-57. Christmas card, 1951, of John Murray, publishers, featuring George Borrow. |
| Keywords | authors publishing business friendship travel writing travel and exploration Quarterly Review non-fiction novel |
| People | Borrow, George Borrow, Mary Murray, John III Cooke, Robert Knapp, William Stouring, John Bonapart, Lucien Phillips, Henry |
| Places | Suffolk; London; England; United Kingdom |
| NLS Collection | Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.42042 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |