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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Austen Henry Layard |
| Date | 29 Oct 1861 - 15 Aug 1879 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Layard, Austen Henry |
| Theme | Travel and the World |
| Description | Letters addressed to John Murray III which touch upon Layard's travels in Italy and Spain, hotels and suggestions for "the Handbook", or "Murray's Handbooks for Travellers". Discusses Spanish politics and the "Turkish question". Also includes comments on the proofs of an article for the "Quarterly Review" on Diego Velázquez. One letter includes an "attack" on the Athenaeum Club, while others mention Livingstone, Murchison and Gladstone, proofs, and the capitulation of Paris at the close of the Franco-Prussian War. Letters are arranged chronologically. |
| Folio Information |
1861: folios 1-2; 1862: folios 3-12; 1863: folios 13-26; 1864: folio 27; 1865: folios 28-30; 1866: folios 31-40; 1867: folios 41-48; 1868: folios 49-56;(1) 1869: folios 57-58; 1870: folios 59-70; 1871: folios 71-76; 1872: folios 77-92; 1873: folios 93-104; 1874: folios 105-108; 1875: folios 109-118; 1876: folios 119-139; 1877: folios 140-154; 1878: folios 155-158; 1879: folios 159-161. (1) Includes reply of John Murray III: folio 56A. |
| Keywords | travel and exploration authors Quarterly Review politics war religion art |
| People | Murray, John III Layard, Austen Henry Murchison, Roderick Gladstone, William Ewart |
| Places | Munich; Germany; Venice; Florence; Italy; Dalmatia; Chantilly; France; London; Merthyr Tydfil; United Kingdom; Madrid; Spain; Turkey |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40679 |
| 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 |