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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to Austen Henry Layard from various correspondents |
| Date | 17 Jan 1848 - 5 Jun 1868 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Elder, Alexander; Scharf, George; Hawkins, Edward; Wornum, Richard Nicholson |
| Theme | Business and Finance |
| Description | Letters concern Layard's attempts to publish "The Monuments of Nineveh" and include overtures to Layard from the publishing firm, Smith, Elder & Co., and correspondence from the illustrator, George Scharf. There is also a letter from R. H. Wornum at the National Gallery in response to a query Austen raised about a fifteenth-century painting. |
| Keywords | authors illustration travel and exploration competitor publishing history classics |
| People | Elder, Alexander Scharf, George Hawkins, Edward Wornum, Richard Nicholson Layard, Austen Henry |
| Places | London; United Kingdom |
| NLS Collection | Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.42344 |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |