Bentley, Richard (publisher, son of George, publisher)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1854 - 1936
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers concerning research into the attempted publication of ‘Unpublished letters of Lord Byron’, edited by Henry Schultes Schultess-Young., 1931-1939.
File
Identifier: MS.43502
Scope and Contents
The letters in this file largely relate to research conducted in the 1930s into a work entitled ‘Unpublished Letters of Lord Byron’ edited by Henry Schultes Schutess-Young. The work was to be published in 1872 by R Bentley, but was pulled from the press following controversy surrounding the ownership of the letters and rights to publish. The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname.Letters of Richard Bentley to John Murray [V], including...
Dates:
1931-1939.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Ellis, H. to Ellison, J., 1817-1921
File
Identifier: MS.40377
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Ellis, Henry.Letters, 1817-1819, 1826-1830, 1834, 1838-1840, 1844, 1846-1847, 1852, 1854-1855 and undated, of Sir Henry Ellis to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-70.Folios 39-40. Copy of a letter, 1830, of John Murray II to Sir Henry Ellis. Ellis, Henry.Letters, 1852-1854, of Sir Henry Ellis to John Murray III. Folios 71-74....
Dates:
1817-1921
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bentley, G to Berens, E., 1820-1905.
File
Identifier: MS.40088
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Bentley, George.Letters, 1872, 1879, 1887-1888, 1890-1892, 1894 and partially dated, of George Bentley to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Folios 1-46; partially dated, folios 47-48.Folios 5-6. Letter, 28 May 1872, of George Bentley to John Murray III enclosing:folios 7-8: copy, in the hand of Bentley, of a letter, 27 May 1872, of Bentley to Francis Head;...
Dates:
1820-1905.
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- Copies. Derivative objects. 2
- Excerpts. 1
- Notes. 1
- Photographs. 1
- Proofs. printed matter. 1