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Thomas Chandler Haliburton was a Nova Scotian politician, judge and author. He wrote several books on history politics and farming. In 1823 he published an emmigrant's guide to Nova Scotia to promote immigration to the area. He is regarded as the first Canadian best selling author of fiction and his most popular books featured the character Sam Slick. In 1856 Haliburton emigrated to England where he served as a Conservative MP for Launceston for six years.
Thomas Chandler Haliburton was a Nova Scotian politician, judge and author. He wrote several books on history politics and farming. In 1823 he published an emmigrant's guide to Nova Scotia to promote immigration to the area. He is regarded as the first Canadian best selling author of fiction and his most popular books featured the character Sam Slick. In 1856 Haliburton emigrated to England where he served as a Conservative MP for Launceston for six years.
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| Title: | Letter from Thomas Chandler Haliburton |
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| Description: | Thomas Chandler Haliburton writes from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in response to letters he has received. He refers to the recipient as a publisher so presumably this is Sampson Low & Co. He expresses his pleasure at hearing they are likely to get the rights to publish his book 'The Wise Saws' which has been published unauthorised in America with the title 'Sam Slick in search of a Wife'. |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 2 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | Sam Slick in search of a Wife aka The Wise Saws |
| 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 Herbert Watkins albumen print 1858 NPG Ax7911 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_93 |
