A Publishing House and Its Readers, 1841–1880: The Murrays and the Miltons

The House of Murray was founded by John Murray in 1768, but it was his son, John Murray II, who established a connection with Henry Milton, who began working as a manuscript reader in 1841. Murray and Milton worked together in editing and publishing manuscripts by Herman Melville and Samuel Smiles,...

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Published in:	The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 1996-03, Vol.90 (1), p.4-47
Main Author:	Fraser, Angus
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1841-1880 Archives bibliographical Bibliography Book publishing Editors England English Literature History history of publishing History of Publishing and Bookselling John Murray Literature Melville, Herman (1819-91) Milton, Henry (1784-1850) Murray, John (1778-1843) Nineteenth Century Poetry Printing industry Publishing Publishing industry Reading Smiles, Samuel (1812-1904) Sons Victorians Written correspondence
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Summary:	The House of Murray was founded by John Murray in 1768, but it was his son, John Murray II, who established a connection with Henry Milton, who began working as a manuscript reader in 1841. Murray and Milton worked together in editing and publishing manuscripts by Herman Melville and Samuel Smiles, among others.
ISSN:	0006-128X 2377-6528 2377-6528