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John Forster was an English writer, historian and editor. During his lifetime he edited publications including the Foreign Quarterly Review, The Daily News and the Examiner. He wrote several histories and biographies including one about Oliver Goldsmith. He was a close friend of Charles Dickens and published a three volume biography of him shortly after his death. His vast book and manuscript collection included original copies of Dickens' novels. The collection was bequeathed to the South Kensington Museum (now known as the V&A).
John Forster was an English writer, historian and editor. During his lifetime he edited publications including the Foreign Quarterly Review, The Daily News and the Examiner. He wrote several histories and biographies including one about Oliver Goldsmith. He was a close friend of Charles Dickens and published a three volume biography of him shortly after his death. His vast book and manuscript collection included original copies of Dickens' novels. The collection was bequeathed to the South Kensington Museum (now known as the V&A).
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| Title: | Letter from John Forster |
|---|---|
| Description: | John Forster writes to Sampson Low and refers to £267 worth of unnamed book stock with Messrs Scribners (American Publisher) and asks Low's opinion on disposing of it all, by which he presumably means how to sell it all. |
| Address: | 46 Montagu Square, W. |
| Letter dated: | 26-10-1860 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page |
| Types of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright; Financial transaction |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "John Forster, a political and historical writer; biographer of Oliver Goldsmith and Charles Dickens; born April 2. 1812, died February 1. 1876." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
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| Identifier: | SL_56 |
