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A Publisher and His Friends

PREFACE
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MURRAY'S REMOVAL TO 50, ALBEMARLE STREET Murray's removal to Albemarle Street--Miller's unfriendly behaviour--Progress of the _Quarterly_--Miscellaneous publications -- D'Israeli's "Calamities of Authors"-- Letters from Scott and Southey--Southey's opinions on the patronage of literature--Scott's embarrassments--Recklessness of the Ballantynes--Scott applies to Murray for a loan--Publication of "Waverley"-- Mystery of the authorship--Mr.
Murray's proposed trip to France--His letters to Mrs.Murray--Education of his son--Announcement of Lord Byron's engagement--Mr.Murray's visit to Newstead Abbey--Murray in Edinburgh--Mr.William Blackwood--Visit to Abbotsford--Letter to Lord Byron--Letters from Blackwood--The "Vision of Don Roderick" CHAPTER XI MURRAY'S DRAWING-ROOM--BYRON AND SCOTT--WORKS PUBLISHED IN 1815 Murray's drawing-room in Albemarle Street--A literary centre--George Ticknor's account of it--Letter from Gifford--Death of his housekeeper Nancy--First meeting of Byron and Scott--Recollections of John Murray III .-- Napoleon's escape from Elba--Waterloo--Mr.Blackwood's letter--Suppression of an article written for the _Edinburgh_--Mr.
Murray's collection of portraits of authors--Mr.Scott's visit to Brussels, Waterloo, etc .-- Mr.Murray's visit to Paris--Return home--Important diplomatic correspondence offered by Miss Waldie--Miss Austen--"Emma"-- Mr.Malthus's works--Letters from W.Scott CHAPTER XII VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS--CHARLES MATURIN--S.T.

COLERIDGE--LEIGH HUNT Charles Maturin--His early career--His early publications--And application to W.Scott--Performance of "Bertram" at Drury Lane--Published by Murray--"Manuel, a Tragedy"-- Murray's letter to Byron--Death of Maturin--S.T.

Coleridge--Correspondence about his translation of "Faust"-- "Glycine," "Remorse," "Christabel," "Zapolya," and other works--Further correspondence--Leigh Hunt--Asked to contribute to the _Quarterly_--"Story of Rimini"-- Murray's letters to Byron and Hunt--Negotiations between Murray and Leigh Hunt CHAPTER XIII THOMAS CAMPBELL--JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE--J.W.

CROKER--JAMES HOGG, ETC.
Thomas Campbell--His early works--Acquaintance with Murray--"Selections from the British Poets"-- Letters to Murray--Proposed Magazine--And Series of Ancient Classics--Close friendship between Campbell and Murray--Murray undertakes to publish the "Selections from British Poets"-- Campbell's explanation of the work--"Gertrude of Wyoming"-- Scott reviews Campbell's poems in the _Quarterly_--Campbell's Lectures at the Royal Institution--Campbell's satisfaction with Murray's treatment of him--"Now Barabbas was a publisher"-- Increase of Murray's business--Dealings with Gifford--Mr.J.C.

Hobhouse--His "Journey to Albania"-- Isaac D'Israeli's "Character of James I."-- Croker's "Stories for Children"-- The division of profits--Sir John Malcolm--Increasing number of poems submitted to Mr.Murray--James Hogg--His works--And letters to Murray--The "Repository"-- Correspondence with Murray--Hogg asks Murray to find a wife for him CHAPTER XIV LORD BYRON'S DEALINGS WITH MR.


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