Scope and Contents Letters, 1871-1909, of Theodore Martin to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with two letters of Helena Martin and related letters and papers. The letters of Theodore Martin concern his reading of, and writing for, the "Quarterly Review", with discussion of literary and political matters; they also relate to his “A life of Lord Lyndhurst” published by Murray, with reference to works published elsewhere, including “The life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort”. The letters are arranged...

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...