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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Alexander Napier |
| Date | 1 Apr 1861 - 29 Sep 1885 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Napier, Alexander |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Business and Finance |
| Description | Letters from Alexander Napier to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke, as well as related letters. The letters concern works of Napier’s published by the Murrays, including his translation of the German biography of Lord Byron by Karl Elze, and his editorship of a new edition of Croker’s “The life of Samuel Johnson” by James Boswell. |
| Folio Information |
1861: folios 1-2; 1868: folios 3-6; 1870-1871: folios 7-58; (1) 1872-1873: folios 59-121; 1874-1876: folios 122-159; (2) 1880-1881: folios 160-166; 1885: folios 167-170. 1. Includes copy of letter, 11 July 1871, of Alexander Napier to Ralph Milbanke: folios 26-29. 2. Includes letter, 20 November 1875, of Augustus Jessopp to Alexander Napier: folios 152-155. |
| Keywords | authors biography business editing publishing language and translation |
| People | Napier, Alexander Murray, John III Murray, John IV Cooke, Robert Elze, Karl Boswell, James Byron, George Gordon (6th Baron Byron) Milbanke, Ralph Noel Jessopp, Augustus Croker, John Wilson |
| Places | Norfolk; London; England; United Kingdom |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40867 |
| 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 |