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George Augustus Sala was an English author and journalist who contributed to the 'Illustrated London News' and 'The Daily Telegraph' for many years. He began his career writing articles for Charles Dicken's 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round' and subsequently William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Cornhill' magazine. He became most well known for his articles in 'The Daily Telegraph' which in turn helped to make the newspaper popular. Sala founded the Savage (gentlemen's) Club in London which still exists today. He built up a collection of 13000 books during his life but following financial loss in 1895 he was forced to sell them all.
George Augustus Sala was an English author and journalist who contributed to the 'Illustrated London News' and 'The Daily Telegraph' for many years. He began his career writing articles for Charles Dicken's 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round' and subsequently William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Cornhill' magazine. He became most well known for his articles in 'The Daily Telegraph' which in turn helped to make the newspaper popular. Sala founded the Savage (gentlemen's) Club in London which still exists today. He built up a collection of 13000 books during his life but following financial loss in 1895 he was forced to sell them all.
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| Title: | Letter from George Augustus Sala |
|---|---|
| Description: | In his letter George Sala informs Sampson Low he will visit him the following afternoon and he will then give the publisher a decision on an offer regarding his book 'The Seven Sons of Mammon'. The book was subsequently published in 1862 by the Tinsley Bros., London. |
| Address: | 14 Clements Inn, Strand, WB |
| Letter dated: | 19-09-1861 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page |
| Types of letter: | Arranging or declining a meeting; Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | The Seven Sons of Mammon |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "George Augustus Henry Sala, journalist and novelist, was born Nov: 24. 1828, and died Dec: 8. 1895." |
| 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 Walery published by Sampson Low & Co carbon print published February 1891 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_179 |
