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Letters to John Murray, publishers, from John Parker : Correspondence. 8 Sep 1831 - Mar 1880.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parker, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boswell, James.
- Parker, John.
- Mitchell, Thomas.
- Authors.
- Travel writing.
- Education.
- Editing.
- Business.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- London (England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- 2020
- Summary:
- "The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. Subjects of discussion include: Thomas Mitchell and the publication of his translations of the comedies of Aristophanes; the publication of Charles Wordsworth's, "Graecae Grammaticae Rudimenta. In usum scholarum" (1839); a request by John Parker, on behalf of Orlando Jewitt, the wood-engraver, to John Murray III asking whether he has any work; corrections to the fourth edition of the "Handbook for travellers in France"; shares in the "Roman Exploration Company"; and the revision of Murray's handbooks for travellers in Italy and Rome."
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: MS.40915.
- 1831-1834, 1838: folios 1-14; 1840, 1843-1845, 1849: folios 15-37; 1850-1851, 1855, 1857, 1859: folios 38-49; 1861, 1864: folios 50-55 [Note]; 1871- 1876, 1879: folios 56-108; 1880: folios 109-112. Undated, ?1879: folios 113-115. Note. Folios 54-55. Letter, 2 November 1864, from John Parker to Joseph Pentland.
- Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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