Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Janet Ross., 1889-1918.
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1889-1918 and uncertain dates, of Janet Ross to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern her continuing work on “The land of Manfred” and “Early years recalled”, some revision for a new edition of “Three generations…”, and other publications or proposed publications, not all of which were published by Murray. There is also much exchange of news of family and friends. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1889: folios 1-16;
1890-1892: folios 17-47;
1894-1895: folios 48-65;
1896-1897: folios 66-76;
1898-1899: folios 77-88;
1900-1901: folios 89-98;
1902-1903: folios 99-127;
1918: folios 128-130;
uncertain dates: folios 131-139. (1)
1. Includes photocopy, ?late 20th century, of photograph of Janet Ross at Poggio Gherardo: folio 139.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1918.
Creator
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 139 folios.)
Repository Details
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