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 personAngela Burdett-CouttsAngela Burdett-Coutts was a British philanthropist and one of the richest women in Britain during...
preview image personAnne CropperAnne Cropper (née Wakefield) and her husband John were philanthropists and abolitionists. The...
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preview image personGeorge PeabodyGeorge Peabody was an American financier and philanthropist. He moved to London from Massachusetts...
preview image personJoseph SturgeJoseph and Hannah Sturge (née Dickinson) were English Quakers and abolitionists. They married in...