Scope and Contents

Includes:

letter, 1830, of William Tait to Thomas Carlyle

letter, 1880, of Friedrich Max Müller to J A Fronde, concerning Carlyle`s history of German literature.

Scope and Contents Includes fragment of a manuscript on linguistics and the following letters:1. letter, 1850, of Thomas Carlyle to Richard Owen on the penalties of frequent dining out, and Assyrian bull sculptures2. letter, 1874, of Thomas Constable to Thomas Carlyle concerning Carlyle`s support of Constable`s efforts to vindicate his father, Archibald, in the face of Lockhart`s criticism3. letter, undated, of Henry Brougham4. letter, 1833, of Francis Jeffrey...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1880-1883, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some letters to Robert Cooke, and with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Ilios” and “Troja”. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and include a little detail on his continuing excavations. The letters are arranged chronologically:1880, January-June: folios 1-64; (1)...

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...