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editing of
them--Horace Walpole's Memoirs--Mr. Murray's correspondence with
Lord Holland--The Suffolk papers, edited by Mr. Croker--Mrs.
Delany's Letters--Letter from Mr. Croker--Horace Walpole's
"Reminiscences," edited by Miss Berry--Tomline's "Life of
Pitt"--Giovanni Belzoni--His early career and works--His
sensitiveness--His death--Examples of his strength--Rev. H.H.
Milman's Works, "Fazio," "Samor," "The Fall of Jerusalem," "Martyr
of Antioch," "Belshazzar"--Murray's dealings with Milman--Benjamin
Disraeli--Letters from Southey about his articles on Cromwell--The
New Churches, etc.--"The Book of the Church"--Warren Hastings,
etc--The Carbonari--Mr. Eastlake--Mrs. Graham--Galignani's pirated
edition of Byron--Mrs. Rundell's "Cookery Book"--Dispute with
Longman's--An injunction obtained

CHAPTER XXII
WASHINGTON IRVING--UGO FOSCOLO--LADY CAROLINE
LAMB--"HAJJI BABA"--MRS. MARKHAM'S HISTORIES
Washington Irving--His early dealings with Murray--He comes to

England--His description of a dinner at Murray's--"The Sketch
Book"--Published in England by Miller--Afterwards undertaken by
Murray--Terms of purchase--Irving's ill-success in business
--"Bracebridge Hall"--James Fenimore Cooper--Ugo Foscolo--His
early career--First article in the _Quarterly_--Letter from Mr. T.
Mitchell--Foscolo's peculiarities--Digamma Cottage--His
Lectures--Death of Foscolo--Lady C.
Lamb--"Glenarvon"--"Penruddock"--"Ada Reis"--Letter from the Hon.
Wm. Lamb--Lord J. Russell--His proposed History of Europe--Mr.
James Morier's "Hajji Baba"--Letter of Mirza Abul Hassan--Mrs.
Markham's "History of England"--Allan Cunningham

CHAPTER XXIII
GIFFORD'S RETIREMENT FROM THE EDITORSHIP OF THE
"QUARTERLY"--AND DEATH
Gifford's failing health--Difficulty of finding a successor--Barrow's
assistance--Gifford's letter to Mr. Canning--Irregularity of the
numbers--Southey's views as to the Editorship--Gifford's letter to Mr.
Canning--Appointment of Mr. J.T. Coleridge--Murray's announcement
of the appointment to Gifford--Close of Mr. Gifford's career--His
correspondence with Murray--Letter from Mr. R. Hay to the present Mr.
Murray about Gifford

CHAPTER XXIV
THE "REPRESENTATIVE"
Murray's desire to start a new periodical--Benjamin Disraeli--Projected
morning paper--Benjamin Disraeli's early career and writings--Letters
to Murray about "Aylmer Papillon"--Benjamin Disraeli's increasing
intimacy with Murray--Origin of the scheme to start a daily
paper--South American speculation--Messrs. Powles--Agreement to

start a daily paper--the _Representative_--Benjamin Disraeli's journey
to consult Sir W. Scott about the editorship--His letters to
Murray--Visit to Chiefswood --Progress of the negotiation-Mr.
Lockhart's reluctance to assume the editorship--Letter from Mr. I.
D'Israeli to Murray--Mr. Lockhart's first introduction to Murray--His
letter about the editorship--Sir W. Scott's letter to Murray--Editorship
of Quarterly offered to Lockhart--Murray's letter to Sir W. Scott--Mr.
Lockhart accepts the editorship of the _Quarterly_--Disraeli's activity
in promoting the _Representative_--His letters to Murray--Premises
taken--Arrangements for foreign correspondence--Letters to Mr.
Maas--Engagement of Mr. Watts and Mr. S.C. Hall--Mr. Disraeli
ceases to take part in the undertaking--Publication of the
_Representative_--Dr. Maginn--Failure of the _Representative_--Effect
of the strain on Murray's health--Letters from friends--The financial
crisis--Failure of Constable and Ballantyne--The end of the
_Representative_--Coolness between Murray and Mr. D'Israeli

CHAPTER XXV
MR. LOCKHART AS EDITOR OF THE "QUARTERLY"--HALLAM
WORDSWORTH--DEATH OF CONSTABLE
The editorship of the _Quarterly_--Mr. Lockhart appointed--Letter
from Sir W. Scott, giving his opinion of Lockhart's abilities and
character--Letters from Mr. Lockhart--Mr. Croker's article on "Paroles
d'un Croyant"--Charles Butler--Blanco White--Controversies,
etc.--Wordsworth's Works--Letter from Mr. Lockhart--Renewed
intercourse between Murray and Constable

CHAPTER XXVI
SIR WALTER'S LAST YEARS
South American speculation--Captain Head, R.E.--His rapid rides

across the Pampas--His return home and publication of his
work--Results of his mission--Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Powles--Letter
from Mr. B. Disraeli--Irving's "Life of Columbus"--His agent, Col.
Aspinwall--Letter of warning from Mr. Sharon Turner--Southey's
opinion--"The Conquest of Granada"--Lockhart's and Croker's
opinions--The financial result of their publication--Correspondence
between Irving and Murray--"Tales of the Alhambra"--Murray's
subsequent lawsuit with Bonn about the copyrights--Review of
Hallam's "Constitutional History" in the _Quarterly_--Mr. Hallam's
remonstrance--Letter from Murray--Letter from Mr.
Mitchell--Southey's discontent--Sir W. Scott and Lockhart--Scott's
articles for the _Quarterly_--Sir H. Davy's "Salmonia"--Anecdote of
Lord Nelson--The Duke of Wellington--Murray's offer to Scott for a
History of Scotland--Sale of Sir W. Scott's copyrights--Murray's offer
for "Tales of a Grandfather"--Scott's reply--Scott's closing
years--Murray's resignation of his one-fourth share of
"Marmion"--Scott's last contributions to the _Quarterly_--His
death--Mr. John Murray's account of the Theatrical Fund Dinner

CHAPTER XXVII
NAPIER'S "PENINSULAR WAR"--CROKER'S "BOSWELL"--"THE
FAMILY LIBRARY" ETC.
Napier's "History of the Peninsular War"--Origin of the work--Col.
Napier's correspondence with Murray--Publication of Vol.
I.--Controversy aroused by it--Murray ceases to publish the work--His
letter to the _Morning Chronicle_--The Duke of Wellington's
Despatches--Croker's edition of "Boswell's Johnson"--Correspondence
with Croker, Lockhart, etc.--Publication of the book--Its value--Letter
from Mrs. Shelley--Mr. Henry Taylor's "Isaac Comnenus"--"Philip van
Artevelde"--"The Family Library" and the Society for the Diffusion of
Useful Knowledge--The progress of "The Family Library"--Milman's
"History of the Jews"--Controversy aroused by it--Opinion of the Jews

CHAPTER XXVIII
MOORE'S "LIFE OF BYRON"
Murray purchases the remainder of Byron's Poems--Leigh Hunt's
"Recollections"--Moore selected as the biographer of
Byron--Collection of Letters and Papers--Lockhart and Scott's opinion
of the work--Publication of the first volume of Byron's "Life"--Mrs.
Shelley's letter--Publication of the second volume--Letters from Mrs.
Somerville and Croker--Capt. Medwin's Conversations--Pecuniary
results of Lord Byron's "Life"--Reviews of Moore's works in the
_Quarterly_--Moore on Editors--Complete edition of "Byron's
Works"--Letters from Countess Guiccioli and Sir R.
Peel--Thorwaldsen's statue of Lord Byron--Refused at Westminster
Abbey, but erected in Trinity College Library, Cambridge

MEMOIRS OF JOHN MURRAY


CHAPTER I
JOHN MACMURRAY OR MURRAY
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