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 personJames Hamilton FennellJames Hamilton Fennell was a Victorian antiquary and botanist whose works included 'The...
preview image personJames Cooley FletcherJames Cooley Fletcher was an American Presbyterian minister who also served as a missionary in...
preview image personJames Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess of SalisburyJames Gascoyne-Cecil, the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, was a British politician who was variously...
preview image personJames HamiltonJames Hamilton was a Scottish minister and author. He studied at the universities of Glasgow and...
preview image personJames MontgomeryJames Montgomery was a Scottish hymnodist, poet and editor. He was an abolitionist and supported...
preview image personJane PorterJane Porter was an English historical novelist and playwright. Her most well known book 'The...
preview image personJohn BrightJohn Bright was a Quaker and a Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) politician who held several...
preview image personJohn BrownJohn Brown was a Scottish physician and essayist. He is best known for his three-volume collection...
preview image personJohn CampbellJohn Campbell was a British Liberal/Whig politician and lawyer. He was born in Fife, Scotland, the...
preview image personJohn ClareJohn Clare was a poet of the English countryside, its wildlife and the labouring rural classes. He...
preview image personJohn Coleridge 1st Baron ColeridgeJohn Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge was an English lawyer judge and Liberal politician who...
preview image personJohn CummingJohn Cumming was a Scottish preacher born in Aberdeen. He was appointed to the Crown Court Church...
preview image personJohn ForsterJohn Forster was an English writer, historian and editor. During his lifetime he edited...
preview image personJohn GilbertSir John Gilbert was an English artist and illustrator. He is best known for the illustrations and...
preview image personJohn HardyJohn Hardy was a barrister and the Conservative MP for Bradford. He was from Yorkshire and was...
preview image personJohn HewittJohn Hewitt was an English antiquarian, linguist and member of the Archaeological Institute. He...
preview image personJohn HollingsheadJohn Hollingshead was a journalist and author who also became a theatre manager and producer. He...
preview image personJohn Hubbard 1st Baron AddingtonJohn Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington was a politician and financier. He became Governor of the Bank of...
preview image personJohn LeechJohn Leech was an English caricaturist and illustrator. He contributed to 'Punch' magazine and was...
preview image personJohn Westland MarstonJohn Westland Marston was an English playwright, dramatic poet and literary critic who also...