Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.D C Heath and Co.Letters, 1899 and 1901, signed by Daniel Collamore Heath on behalf of D C Heath and Co to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Folio 3. Criticism, 1901, of ‘Murray’s Handy Classical Maps’, sent as an enclosure of letter, 1901, of Daniel Collamore Heath to John Murray IV.D H and J...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1822-1849, of George R. Gleig to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern Gleig`s works published by Murray, including “The history of the Bible”, “The history of the British empire in India”, “Story of the Battle of Waterloo” and biographies of Thomas Munro and Robert Clive. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1822-1826: folios 1-18;1827-1829: folios 19-36; (1)1830-1832: folios 37-56;...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1840-1849, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by the Murrays, including “Essais sur la vie du grand Condé”, the fourth volume of his “History of England”, “Historical essays, contributed to the Quarterly Review”, and advice on the travel handbook for Spain. There is also discussion of parliamentary matters, particularly the Copyright Bill, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts sent...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1891-1898, of Samuel Smiles to John Murray IV, with a few to John Murray III, Hallam Murray and Charles Payne, with related letters and papers dating to 1904. The letters concern works of Smiles published by Murray including the biographies “Jasmin” and “Josiah Wedgwood”, with mention of reprints or translations of earlier works including “Self-help”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891: folios 1-53; (1)1892: folios 54-74; (2)...