Letters, 1813-1817, of James Monk to John Murray II. They concern Monk’s work as one of the editors of the journal “Museum Criticum”, mentioning his work on the text of Euripides “Hippolytus” and “Alcestis”, and mutual literary friends and acquaintances. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1813: folios 1-26;

1814: folios 27-42; (1)

1815: folios 43-46;

1816: folios 47-52;

1817: folios 53-56.

1. Includes letter, 16 January 1814, of James Monk to John Murray II. The text of this letter includes a copy of part of a letter, ?January 1814, of Peter Elmsley to Monk: folios 27-28.