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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 |
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| Description: | In a second letter to Sampson Low, George Walter Thornbury explains he will send for the copy of his work 'True as Steel' the following day and asks for the terms of an offer for publication. He also refers to a Mr Blackett who he will be meeting. This is likely to be Henry Blackett who founded the publishing company Hurst & Blackett in 1852. 'True as Steel' was first published in 1863 by Hurst & Blackett. |
| Address: | 5 Furnival's Inn |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | True as Steel |
| 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_194 |
