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Martin Farquhar Tupper was an English writer and poet most well known for his 'Proverbial Philosophy' series. He was encouraged to publish it in 1837 by Henry Stebbing and forty editions of the work were published in Britain over the next thirty years. It also did very well in the United States. Tupper was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845. He supported many campaigns of reform such as the Student Volunteer Movement.
Martin Farquhar Tupper was an English writer and poet most well known for his 'Proverbial Philosophy' series. He was encouraged to publish it in 1837 by Henry Stebbing and forty editions of the work were published in Britain over the next thirty years. It also did very well in the United States. Tupper was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845. He supported many campaigns of reform such as the Student Volunteer Movement.
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| Title: | Letter from Martin Farquhar Tupper |
|---|---|
| Description: | Martin Tupper acknowledges receipt of the 'American volume' and encloses 1/6 in payment. |
| Letter dated: | 17-06-1863 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; embossed address. Some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Financial transaction |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Martin Farquar Tupper, author of "Proverbial Philosopy" and other works, was born July 17. 1810, and died Nov: 29. 1889." |
| 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 Southwell Brothers albumen carte-de-visite 1863 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_190 |
