Typescripts.
Subject
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Scope Note: Typewritten documents.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions of the letters., 1821-1843, ?mid 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42180-42181
Scope and Contents
There are 28 letters of novelist Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]. Murray was one of her publishers and they shared many acquaintances. Edgeworth writes to introduce friends, discuss copyright, comment on the situation in Ireland, and recommend works. There are also typescript transcript copies of the letters.
Dates:
1821-1843, ?mid 20th century.
Papers of and concerning Maria Edgeworth., 1814-1843, 1937.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42180-42184
Scope and Contents
Novelist Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) published stories for children, educational works, novels and a memoir of her father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth. John Murray was one of her publishers and they had many mutual acquaintances, including Walter Scott. The papers here include letters of Edgeworth to John Murray; papers relating to 'Lost letters of Maria Edgeworth and Lady Romilly' with an offprint of a 20th century article relating to Edgeworth; and a manuscript of a story by Edgeworth...
Dates:
1814-1843, 1937.
Typescript transcriptions, ? mid 20th century, of letters, 1821-1843, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II., ? Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.42181
Scope and Contents
The typescripts have been arranged chronologically by the date of the original letter. The typescripts are all undated - the dates given below correspond to the original letter from which the transcription was made.Typescript transcription of a letter, 1821, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]: folios 1-5;Typescript transcriptions of letters, 1828, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]: folios 6-9;Typescript transcription of a letter, 1832, of Maria...
Dates:
? Mid 20th century.
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 Maria Edgeworth.
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Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions of the letters.