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Albert Richard Smith was an English author and traveller. He contributed to 'Punch' and 'Miscellany' magazine and wrote several novels and plays which were very popular. He organised Charles Dickens' reading tour in 1858. Smith travelled a great deal and in 1851 he climbed Mont Blanc. He wrote a book about his experience called 'The Story of Mont Blanc' and created an exhibition and show which was performed to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1854. This helped to make mountaineering popular in the mid-nineteenth century.
Albert Richard Smith was an English author and traveller. He contributed to 'Punch' and 'Miscellany' magazine and wrote several novels and plays which were very popular. He organised Charles Dickens' reading tour in 1858. Smith travelled a great deal and in 1851 he climbed Mont Blanc. He wrote a book about his experience called 'The Story of Mont Blanc' and created an exhibition and show which was performed to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1854. This helped to make mountaineering popular in the mid-nineteenth century.
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| Title: | Letter from Albert Richard Smith |
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| Description: | Albert Smith informs the recipient that he will visit the following day, unless the recipient is able to call on him before then. |
| Address: | 14 Percy Street |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Arranging or declining a meeting |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Albert Smith, novelist &c. born in 1816, died May 23. 1860. His novels include "The Adventures of Mrs Ledbury", "Scattergood Family" &c." |
| 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 Herbert Watkins albumen print arched top late 1850s https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_165 |
