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 personAnthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley-Cooper, the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist...
preview image personCaroline Elizabeth Sarah NortonCaroline Norton was an English author, poet and social reformer. Her acrimonious separation from...
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preview image personJohn Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill was an English utilitarian philosopher, political economist and Liberal...
preview image personJoseph PayneJoseph Payne was an English educationalist and reformer who believed education could transform...
preview image personJoseph SturgeJoseph and Hannah Sturge (née Dickinson) were English Quakers and abolitionists. They married in...
preview image personRowland HillRowland Hill was responsible for reform of the postal system in the UK. He proposed pre-payment by...