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Robert Chambers was a Scottish publisher, geologist, author and editor. He began his career as a book seller and then with his brother William (a printer), co-founded 'The Kaleidoscope, or Edinburgh Literary Amusement' magazine. More publications and books followed and their business partnership gave rise to Chambers Publishers which still operates today. Chambers became a friend of Walter Scott and following his death wrote 'A Life of Sir Walter Scott' in 1832. He was an influential voice in scientific circles and wrote 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation', which he published anonymously in 1844. It contained radical evolutionary... theories such as the transmutation of species which preceded Darwin's theory of natural selection.
Robert Chambers was a Scottish publisher, geologist, author and editor. He began his career as a book seller and then with his brother William (a printer), co-founded 'The Kaleidoscope, or Edinburgh Literary Amusement' magazine. More publications and books followed and their business partnership gave rise to Chambers Publishers which still operates today. Chambers became a friend of Walter Scott and following his death wrote 'A Life of Sir Walter Scott' in 1832. He was an influential voice in scientific circles and wrote 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation', which he published anonymously in 1844. It contained radical evolutionary... theories such as the transmutation of species which preceded Darwin's theory of natural selection.
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| Title: | Letter from Robert Chambers |
|---|---|
| Description: | Robert Chambers writes to Sampson Low regarding James Simson's book 'History of the Gypsies' which Low is about to publish. Chambers asks if a copy can be acquired for W&R Chambers, the publishing company he set up with his brother. |
| Address: | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Letter dated: | 27-10-1865 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 2 pages ; black edging indicating mourning stationery. |
| Types of letter: | Request for an item; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Key works mentioned: | Blackwood's Magazine; A History of the Gipsies |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London after David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson carbon print 1843-1848; published 1928 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_131 |
