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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	Thomas Dealtry	The Rt Rev Thomas Dealtry was an Anglican Bishop. Following his ordination in 1828 he became a...
person	Thomas Chandler Haliburton	Thomas Chandler Haliburton was a Nova Scotian politician, judge and author. He wrote several books...
person	Thomas Kibble Hervey	Thomas Kibble Hervey was a Scottish-born poet and critic. He became editor of the popular literary...
person	Thomas Jones 7th Viscount Ranelagh	Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh, was most famous for his support of the volunteer movement to...
person	Thomas Babington Macaulay 1st Baron Macaulay	Thomas Babington Macaulay was a British historian and politician. He held the positions of...
person	Thomas Fraser Stooks	Thomas Fraser Stooks was a British clergyman who was born in Gibralter. He became minister of St...
person	Thomas Watts	Thomas Watts was a Librarian at the British Museum. He became assistant keeper of books in 1856 and...
person	Ulick de Burgh	Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, was a British Whig politician. The son of General John...
person	Walter Scott	Walter Scott was a Scottish poet, novelist, playwright and historian. He remains one of the most...
person	Washington Irving	Washington Irving was an American writer, biographer, historian and diplomat. He is most well-known...
person	William Harrison Ainsworth	William Harrison Ainsworth was an historical novelist who wrote more than 40 novels between 1834...
person	William Arthur	William Arthur was a Wesleyan Minister who spent time as a missionary in India. He was also the...
person	William Bentinck 4th Duke of Portland	William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician. He...
person	Wilkie Collins	Wilkie Collins was a novelist and playwright whose most well known books are 'The Woman in White'...
person	William Cubitt	William Cubitt was an English engineering contractor. His company built Covent Garden Market...
person	William Hepworth Dixon	William Hepworth Dixon was an English historian. During his life he travelled to many countries and...
person	William Everett	American William Everett trained as a lawyer before becoming a tutor at Harvard University. He...
person	William Gilly	William Gilly was an English cleric and author. He became a supporter of the Waldensian Church (a...
person	William Ewart Gladstone	William Ewart Gladstone was a British statesman and Liberal politician who became Prime Minister,...
person	William Withey Gull	William Withy Gull was an English physician who contributed to the understanding and treatment of...

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