This manuscript includes letters, 1883-1903, of William Napier Bruce to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Many of the letters concern his publication “Life of General Sir Charles Napier”, and Austen Henry Layard’s autobiography, which he edited. Also included are two letters, 1833 and 1856, of Isambard Kingdom Brunel to John Murray II and John Murray III. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.

Bruce, James Knight-, 1863: folios 1-2;

Bruce, John, 1864: folios 3-4;

Bruce, John Collingwood, 1860: folios 5-6;

Bruce, M.K. Brogden, 1908: folios 7-14;

Bruce, Mary, 1899: folios 15-16;

Bruce, N., 1812-1827: folios 17-24;

Bruce, Richard, 1900: folios 25-27;

Bruce, Thomas, 1816-1817: folios 28-32B; (1)

Bruce, Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming, 1875-1883: folios 33-35;

Bruce, William N., 1883-1903: folios 36-102; (2)

Bruce, William S., 1899: folios 103-105;

Brufani, E., 1898: folio 106;

Brunel, Isambard, 1833-1856: folios 107-110;

Brunel, Mary, 1856: folios 111-114; (3)

Bruno, Francois, 1823: folios 115-118;

Brunton, Alexander, 1819: folios 119-120;

Brunton, William, 1872: folios 121-122;

Bruschetti, G., 1855: folios 123-124;

Brun, Victor Malte-, 1867: folio 125;

Brugsch, Heinrich, 1878-1880: folios 126-133, (4).

Brun, Edmund le, 1821: folio 134.

Addition(s) to MS.40162:

1. Includes letter, 1816, of “Another Oriental Traveller” to John Murray II: folios 30-31.

2. Includes letters, 1899 and 1902, of William N. Bruce to Charles Lawrence: folios 53-54, 84 and 92.

3. Includes letter, 1856, of M.L. Cameron to Mary Brunel: folios 113-114.

4. Letter, ? 1881, of an unknown correspondent probably to John Murray III concerning Henirich Brugsch’s ‘A History of Egypt under the Pharaohs’: folios 132-133.