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George Walter Thornbury was an English author and journalist who wrote the first biography of artist JMW Turner. He wrote articles largely for the 'Athenaeum' but also wrote novels, non-fiction, art criticism and poetry. He contributed to Charles Dickens' 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round'. Thornbury died tragically of exhaustion from over work in Camberwell House Asylum at the age of 47.
George Walter Thornbury was an English author and journalist who wrote the first biography of artist JMW Turner. He wrote articles largely for the 'Athenaeum' but also wrote novels, non-fiction, art criticism and poetry. He contributed to Charles Dickens' 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round'. Thornbury died tragically of exhaustion from over work in Camberwell House Asylum at the age of 47.
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| Title: | Letter from George Walter Thornbury |
|---|---|
| Description: | George Walter Thornbury writes to Sampson Low to inform him that the proof for an unnamed work will be returned and that he usually receives payment on sending the complete copy. |
| Address: | 5 Furnival's Inn |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 2 pages ; damage to edge of letter. |
| Types of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright; Financial transaction |
| 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: | © Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo |
| Identifier: | SL_193 |
