Courtney, William Leonard (editor of the 'Fortnightly Review') (1850-1928)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1850 - 1928

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hawkin to Hawtrey., 1810-1925.

File

Identifier: MS.40534

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hawkin, Thomas Driffield.Letter, 1907, of Thomas Driffield Hawkin to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Folio 2. Visiting card, before 1907, of Thomas Driffield Hawkin. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1907, of Thomas Driffield Hawkin to John Murray IV, folio 1.Hawkins, Abraham.Letter, 1812, of Abraham Hawkins to John Murray II, written over a...

Dates: 1810-1925.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1879-1899.

File

Identifier: MS.40961

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).The...

Dates: 1879-1899.