Letters of William Makepeace Thackeray to various recipients., 1840-? 1863.
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged to follow the order and dating given in Ray and Harden (SEE : Bibliography). References to the relevant entries in these works are given at the end of each description.
Folio(s). Description and date. Volume, page and letter number in Ray [R.] and/or Harden [H.].
1-2 Letter, 24 January 1840, of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray II. [H.] Volume 1, pages 66-67, letter 152A.
3-4 Letter, 3 June 1847, of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray III. [R.] Volume 2, page 294, letter 393; and,
[H.] Volume 1, page196, letter 393.
5-6 Letter, [July 1851], of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray III. [H.] Volume 1, page 419, letter 784B.
7-8 Letter, [10 July 1851], of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray III. [H.] Volume 1, page 423, letter 789D.
9 Letter, 17 March 1860, of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray III. [H.] Volume 2, pages 958-959, letter 1450C.
10-11 Letter, 20 March [1860], of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray III. [H.] Volume 2, page 960, letter 1452A.
12-13 Letter, [1862-1863 (WM 1862)], of W.M. Thackeray to
Austen Henry Layard. [H.] Volume 2, pages 1226-1227, letter 1646F.
14-15 Letter, [1846-1854], of W.M. Thackeray to John Murray III. [H.] Volume 2, page1245, letter 1660B.
16-17 Letter, [1850-1854 (WM 1850)], of W.M. Thackeray
to Marion Murray. [H.] Volume 2, page 1246, letter 1660C.
Dates
- Creation: 1840-? 1863.
Creator
- Layard, Sir Austen Henry, Knight, archaeologist, 1817-1894 (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Marion, wife of John, publisher (III), née Smith, 1815-1893: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii, 17 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
0457G
Bibliography
(London : Oxford University Press, 1945-1946.)
Harden, Edgar F. “The letters and private papers of William Makepeace Thackeray : a supplement to Gordon N. Ray, ‘The letters and
private papers of William Makepeace Thackeray’.” 2 volumes. (New York : Garland Publishing, Inc., 1994.)
Subject
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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