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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Henry Milman, concerning various works of his published by the Murrays |
| Date | 3 Jan 1834 - 30 Jul 1849 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Milman, Henry; Hawkins, Edward; Knightley, Thomas |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry |
| Description | Letters from Henry Milman to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. Discussion concerns Milman's notes on Gibbon’s “The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire”; “The works of Horace”; and a collected edition of his poetry. He also comments on manuscripts sent to him for criticism, and on his reading generally. |
| Folio Information |
The letters are arranged in chronological order. 1834-1835: folios 1-53; 1837-1838: folios 54-65; 1839-1840: folios 66-85; 1841-1842: folios 86-94; 1843-1844: folios 95-100; 1845-1846: folios 101-116; 1847-1848: folios 117-146; 1849: folios 147-148; Uncertain dates, pre-1850: folios 149-160; Folios 121-122: letter, 8 July 1847, from Edward Hawkins to Henry Milman; Folios 129-130: letter, 23 March 1848, from Thomas Knightley to John Gibson Lockhart, with note from Lockhart to Henry Milman; Folios 137-138: letter, 2 August 1848, from Henry Milman to John Gibson Lockhart. |
| Keywords | authors poetry reviews and literary criticism history non-fiction Quarterly Review |
| People | Murray, John III Murray, John II Milman, Henry Hawkins, Edward Knightley, Thomas Lockhart, John Gibson |
| Places | London; United Kingdom |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40821 |
| 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 |