Scope and Contents Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These include letters of Mary Somerville to John Murray II and John Murray III, with a few letters to Joseph Pentland and one letter to Ada Byron. Also included are letters of Martha Somerville to John Murray III, concerning work on her mother Mary Somerville’s memoirs. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Somervell, Robert, 1889-1902: folios 1-6.Somerville,...

Scope and Contents Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy, with some mention of his work on Physical geography by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life, travels and acquaintances in Italy, France and Britain. The letters are arranged chronologically :1860: folios 1-14;1861: folios 15-44*;1862: folios 45-71;1863: folios 72-91**;1864: folios...

Scope and Contents Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy and France, with some mention of his work on Physical geography by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life and travels in Italy and France, and on his many acquaintances. The letters are arranged chronologically:1867: January-June: folios 1-56*;August-December: folios 57-67;undated:...