The Sampson Low Collection

Sampson Low (1797-1886) was a Victorian bookseller and publisher whose clients included many notable figures of the nineteenth century from Britain, North America and Europe. The Sampson Low Collection comprises two volumes of over 200 letters written by clients and friends, the majority to Sampson Low himself. The letters have been digitised and transcribed and made available online for the first time.

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preview image personCaroline CliveCaroline Clive (née Meysey-Wigley) was an English writer who produced a number of poetry...
preview image personCaroline Elizabeth Sarah NortonCaroline Norton was an English author, poet and social reformer. Her acrimonious separation from...
preview image personCharles KnightCharles Knight was an English publisher, editor and author. He helped to establish several literary...
preview image personCharles LyellCharles Lyell was a Scottish geologist who developed theories around the formation and natural...
preview image personErskine NealeErskine Neale was an English clergyman and author. His most well known work published in 1848 was...
preview image personFrancis Trevelyan BucklandFrancis Buckland trained as a surgeon in London but eventually gave it up to focus on natural...
preview image personGeorge CatlinAlthough he trained as a lawyer, George Catlin chose the life of an artist, author and traveller...
preview image personGeorge Walter ThornburyGeorge Walter Thornbury was an English author and journalist who wrote the first biography of...
preview image personJames HamiltonJames Hamilton was a Scottish minister and author. He studied at the universities of Glasgow and...
preview image personJohn CummingJohn Cumming was a Scottish preacher born in Aberdeen. He was appointed to the Crown Court Church...
preview image personJohn HollingsheadJohn Hollingshead was a journalist and author who also became a theatre manager and producer. He...
preview image personJohn Westland MarstonJohn Westland Marston was an English playwright, dramatic poet and literary critic who also...
preview image personJohn Lothrop MotleyJohn Lothrop Motley was an American author and diplomat. He served as US Minister to Austria from...
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preview image personLeonhard SchmitzLeonhard Schmitz was a Prussian-born author, educator and clergyman. He first moved to England in...
preview image personMary HowittMary Howitt was an English poet most well known for her poem 'The Spider and the Fly' first...
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