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John Brown was a Scottish physician and essayist. He is best known for his three-volume collection of essays titled 'Horae Subsecivae' ('Leisure Hours') published in 1858. In 1847 Brown became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Brown was popular among his contemporaries and was a close friend of authors William Makepeace Thackeray and Mark Twain.
John Brown was a Scottish physician and essayist. He is best known for his three-volume collection of essays titled 'Horae Subsecivae' ('Leisure Hours') published in 1858. In 1847 Brown became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Brown was popular among his contemporaries and was a close friend of authors William Makepeace Thackeray and Mark Twain.
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| Title: | Letter from John Brown |
|---|---|
| Description: | John Brown thanks the recipient for his letter and an unnamed book. It appears he may have been asked to review the book, however he professes that he was not impressed with it and so what he could write about it would not be worth printing. |
| Address: | 23 Rutland Street, Edinburgh |
| Letter dated: | 24-01-1862 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 2 pages ; printed address. |
| Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| 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 by Thomas Rodger albumen carte-de-visite 1860s https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_148 |
