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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from correspondents with surnames from Merivale, J. to Merricks |
| Date | 15 Jul 1814 - 10 Jan 1903 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Merivale, John H; Merle, Gibbons; Merrick, Leonard |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Business and Finance |
| Description | This manuscript mainly includes letters, 1814-1842, from John H. Merivale to John Murray II, with a few to John Murray III. The letters concern his works, mostly published by the Murrays, including “Collections from the Greek anthology”, a “Chronicle of the Kings of England” in verse, and an anthology of his poetry. It also includes letters, 1830-1832, from Gibbons Merle, newspaper editor, to John Murray II, and letters, 1900-1903, from Leonard Merrick to John Murray IV concerning his novel “The worldlings”, with mention of his next book. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. |
| Folio Information |
Merivale, John H., 1814-1842 and uncertain dates: folios 1-77; Merivale, Rose, 1856: folios 78-79; Merle, Gibbons, 1830-1832: folios 80-85; Mermet, Ch. [= Charles, probably], 1886: folios 86-88; (1) Merrick, Leonard, 1900-1903: folios 89-96; Merricks, Harriett, 1816: folios 97-98; Merricks, S.W., 1834: folios 99-100. 1. Includes 2 cuttings on William Gladstone’s pamphlet “The Irish question”: folios 87-88. |
| Keywords | authors editing poetry publishing business politics newspaper novel |
| People | Merivale, John H Merle, Gibbons Merrick, Leonard Murray, John II Murray, John III Murray, John IV Merricks, Harriet Merricks, S W Mermet, Charles Gladstone, William Ewart |
| Places | London; Eastbourne; England; United Kingdom |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40805 |
| 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 |