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Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904

"A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843"

D'Israeli one of his Trustees,
friendship with Sharon Turner,
injunction in the matter of the _Edinburgh Review_,
remonstrates with Constable about drawing bills,
breach with Constable,
bill transactions with Ballantyne,
writes to George Canning proposing a new Review,
1808--"Marmion" and friendship with Scott,
proposed edition of the "British Novelists,"
De Foe's works,
introduced to Gifford by Stratford Canning,
visits Scott at Ashestiel,
correspondence about _Quarterly Review_,
Gifford accepts editorship,
Missionary Reports and Southey's article in
_Q.R._,
article on Spain for _Q.R._ by Canning, Gifford, and Ellis,
correspondence with Mrs. Inchbald,
1809--Meets Ballantyne at Boroughbridge,
appoints Ballantyne Edinburgh publisher
of _Q.R._,
Scott's _Life of Swift_,
_Q.R._, No. 1 published,
urges Scott to visit London,
letter to Stratford Canning,
exertions to procure contributors,
Mrs. Rundell's "Domestic Cookery,"
close alliance with Ballantyne,
Grahame's "British Georgies" and Scott's "English Ministrelsy,"
financial difficulties with Ballantyne,
letter from Campbell on "Selection from British Poets,"
Campbell's Gertrude of "Wyoming,"
1810--Breach with Ballantyne,
appoints W.


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