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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Samuel Smiles regarding his own works |
| Date | 19 Feb 1886 - 22 Dec 1890 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Smiles, Samuel |
| Theme | Business and Finance; Literature and Poetry |
| Description | Letters primarily from Samuel Smiles to John Murray IV, with a few to John Murray III, Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray. Letters concern work in progress on Smiles’ biography of John Murray II, “A publisher and his friends”, with mention also of “Life and labour”, and reprints of earlier works. Includes several items referencing the publication of specific cantos of Byron's "Don Juan" and the burning of Byron's memoirs, alongside other questions about John Murray II's life and work; some letters include detailed annotations, probably of John Murray IV. They are arranged in chronological order. |
| Folio Information |
1886 and uncertain: folios 1-27; 1887: folios 28-38; 1888: folios 39-86;(1) 1889: folios 87-97; 1890: folios 98-126. 1. Includes copy of letter, 14 March 1888, of John Murray IV to Samuel Smiles: folio 50 verso. |
| Keywords | authors biography business finance publishing family accounts non-fiction |
| People | Smiles, Samuel Murray, John III Murray, John II Murray, John IV Cooke, Robert Murray, Hallam Byron, George Gordon (6th Baron Byron) Turner, Sharon Disraeli, Benjamin |
| Places | London; United Kingdom; Rome; Italy |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.41101 |
| 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 |