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 personJohn Henry NewmanJohn Henry Newman was an English Cardinal deacon. Originally an Anglican priest, he converted to...
preview image personJohn PhilippartJohn Philippart was a British military writer and editor. He became a clerk in the War Office in...
preview image personJohn Russell 1st Earl RussellLord John Russell was a British Whig and later Liberal politician. He served two terms as Prime...
preview image personJohn TennielJohn Tenniel was an English illustrator and caricaturist. He was principal political cartoonist for...
preview image personJoseph BosworthJoseph Bosworth was a Buckinghamshire vicar who had an interest in European languages. His best...
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 personJosiah ConderJosiah Conder was editor of the British literary magazine 'The Eclectic Review' and the...
preview image personMartin Farquhar TupperMartin Farquhar Tupper was an English writer and poet most well known for his 'Proverbial...
preview image personPaul Methuen 1st Baron MethuenPaul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen, was a British Whig politician who was MP for Wiltshire. He was...
preview image personR. D. BlackmoreR. D. Blackmore is most famous for his 1869 novel 'Lorna Doone', an historical romance set in the...
preview image personRichard CobdenRichard Cobden was an English manufacturer and a Liberal MP. In 1838 he founded the Anti-Corn Law...
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preview image personRobert Bulwer-Lytton 1st Earl of LyttonRobert Bulwer-Lytton, the 1st Earl of Lytton, was an English statesman and politician. He was also...
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preview image personRobert MontgomeryRobert Montgomery was an English poet and clergyman. His first publication in 1828 was 'The...
preview image personRobert PottsRobert Potts was an English mathematician who tutored at Trinity College, Cambridge. He supported...
preview image personRowland HillRowland Hill was responsible for reform of the postal system in the UK. He proposed pre-payment by...
preview image personSamuel GurneySamuel Gurney was a banker and a politician who served as an independent Liberal MP for 11 years....