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 personCharles Allston CollinsCharles Allston Collins, the brother of author Wilkie Collins, was a British artist and...
preview image personCharles Benjamin TaylerCharles Benjamin Tayler was an English clergyman who wrote many religious instruction books for...
preview image personChristopher Newman HallChristopher Newman Hall was an English non-conformist clergyman known as the 'Dissenter's Bishop'....
preview image personEdward BickerstethEdward Bickersteth was an evangelical clergyman. Throughout his life he travelled overseas to...
preview image personElizabeth CharlesElizabeth Charles (née Rundle) was an author and hymnodist. She was married to Andrew Paton...
preview image personFrances Anne KembleFrances Kemble was a British actress and writer. The Kemble family were a prominent theatrical...
preview image personGeorge DanielGeorge Daniel was an English writer of poetry, plays and other written works. He was also a book...
preview image personHarriet MartineauHarriet Martineau was an English social theorist and writer who is regarded by many as the first...
preview image personHenry StebbingHenry Stebbing was a cleric, writer and editor. He held various positions in the Anglican Church...
preview image personHorace St JohnHorace Roscoe St John was a journalist, editor and author. He contributed to several periodicals...
preview image personJames Hamilton FennellJames Hamilton Fennell was a Victorian antiquary and botanist whose works included 'The...
preview image personJohn BrownJohn Brown was a Scottish physician and essayist. He is best known for his three-volume collection...
preview image personJohn ForsterJohn Forster was an English writer, historian and editor. During his lifetime he edited...
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preview image personMartin Farquhar TupperMartin Farquhar Tupper was an English writer and poet most well known for his 'Proverbial...
preview image personRalph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, poet, philosopher and lecturer who led the...
preview image personRebecca HeyRebecca Hey (née Roberts) was an English poet, artist and writer. Her first book 'The Moral of...
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