Lockhart, John Gibson, biographer of Scott, 1794-1854
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, diary, verse and other papers of and relating to John Wilson ‘Christopher North’, author and journalist [1785-1854].
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13436
Scope and Contents
The bulk and principal interest of the papers lie in the letters written by John Wilson to his mother, sister Jane and his wife Jane. Many of the letters relate to Wilson’s early life and shed light on his relations with his family, his life as a student in Glasgow and later in Oxford, and also at Elleray in the Lake District.
Dates:
1798-1854, undated
Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II. Included is the agreement, 1825, between Lockhart and John Murray II by which Lockhart was appointed to the editorship of the "Quarterly Review"., 1814-1826.
File
Identifier: MS.42445
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1814-1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Gibson Lockhart.
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Letters of, to and concerning John Gibson Lockhart; including letters concerning the death of his wife, Sophia.
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Letters of John Gibson Lockhart, mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III.
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- Dublin. Europe - Ireland - Leinster - Dublin - Dublin. Inhabited place. Longitude: -6.2500. Latitude: 53.3333. 1
- Glasgow. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Glasgow. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.2500. Latitude: 55.8833. 1
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- Ireland. Europe - British Isles. Island. 1
- Lake District. Europe - United Kingdom - England. General region. 1
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