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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from John Wright |
| Date | 24 Nov 1819 - 9 Jul 1834 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Wright, John |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Business and Finance |
| Description | Letters from John Wright to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. Many of the letters concern his work as literary editor for various Murray editions, including works of Byron and Crabbe. There is also mention of his work on Boswell’s “Life of Johnson” and on parliamentary speeches. There is reference to his work on “The beauties of Cobbett” and his legal battle with William Cobbett. |
| Folio Information |
1819-1820: folios 1-12; ?1824: folio 13; 1827: folios 14-15 1829-1830: folios 16-32; (1) 1831-1832: folios 33-69; (2) ?1832: folio 70; 1833: folios 71-95; (3) 1834: folios 96-103; ?1834: folios 104-107. 1. Includes letter, 24 May 1829, from John Wright to Francis Burdett: folio 16; letter, 10 December 1830, from John Wright to John Backhouse: folios 31-32. 2. Includes letter, 23 November 1831, from John Wright to Edward Finden: folio 35. 3. Includes letter, 1833, from John Wright, probably to Thomas Shaw: folios 89-90. |
| Keywords | authors biography bookselling business editing printing publishing |
| People | Wright, John Murray, John II Murray, John III Boswell, James Crabbe, George Cobbett, William Byron, George Gordon (6th Baron Byron) Burdett, Francis Backhouse, John Finden, Edward Shaw, Thomas |
| Places | London; England; United Kingdom |
| Linked Documents |
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from John Wright Letters to John Murray, publishers, from John Wright |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.41309 |
| 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 |