Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Mackay, M. to Mackay, R., 1814-1922.
Scope and Contents
Letters of four correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These principally include letters, 1890-1922, of Mary Mackay to John Murray III and John Murray IV; they are signed under her pseudonym, Marie Corelli. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Mackay, M., 1814: folio 1;
Mackay, Mary, 1890-1922: folios 2-56; (1)
Mackay, Norman, 1919: folio 57;
Mackay, R.A., 1835: folios 58-59.
1. Includes wet letterpress copies of letters, 1907 and 1915, of John Murray IV to Mary Mackay [as Marie Corelli]: folios 35-36, 43-44 and 47-48.
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1922.
Creator
- Mackay, Mary, novelist, calling herself Marie Corelli, 1855-1924: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 59 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1744
Subject
- Mackay, Mary, novelist, calling herself Marie Corelli, 1855-1924 (Person)
- Mackay, M., Covent Garden, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1814 (Person)
- Mackay, R. A., Letrewel, Helensburgh, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1835 (Person)
- Mackay, Norman Douglas, Medical doctor, d 1961 (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
Repository Details
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