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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.

Type	Name or title	Description
person	Herbert Coleridge	Herbert Coleridge was a philologist and the grandson of the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge....
person	Horace St John	Horace Roscoe St John was a journalist, editor and author. He contributed to several periodicals...
person	James Hamilton Fennell	James Hamilton Fennell was a Victorian antiquary and botanist whose works included 'The...
person	James Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess of Salisbury	James Gascoyne-Cecil, the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, was a British politician who was variously...
person	Jane Porter	Jane Porter was an English historical novelist and playwright. Her most well known book 'The...
person	John Bright	John Bright was a Quaker and a Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) politician who held several...
person	John Campbell	John Campbell was a British Liberal/Whig politician and lawyer. He was born in Fife, Scotland, the...
person	John Clare	John Clare was a poet of the English countryside, its wildlife and the labouring rural classes. He...
person	John Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge	John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge was an English lawyer judge and Liberal politician who...
person	John Forster	John Forster was an English writer, historian and editor. During his lifetime he edited...
person	John Gilbert	Sir John Gilbert was an English artist and illustrator. He is best known for the illustrations and...
person	John Hardy	John Hardy was a barrister and the Conservative MP for Bradford. He was from Yorkshire and was...
person	John Hewitt	John Hewitt was an English antiquarian, linguist and member of the Archaeological Institute. He...
person	John Hollingshead	John Hollingshead was a journalist and author who also became a theatre manager and producer. He...
person	John Hubbard 1st Baron Addington	John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington was a politician and financier. He became Governor of the Bank of...
person	John Leech	John Leech was an English caricaturist and illustrator. He contributed to 'Punch' magazine and was...
person	John Westland Marston	John Westland Marston was an English playwright, dramatic poet and literary critic who also...
person	John Stuart Mill	John Stuart Mill was an English utilitarian philosopher, political economist and Liberal...
person	John Everett Millais	John Everett Millais was an English artist and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Some...
person	John Henry Newman	John Henry Newman was an English Cardinal deacon. Originally an Anglican priest, he converted to...

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