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The father of House of John Murray publishing, John Murray (1737–1793), [2] founded the business in 1768 after moving to London in pursuit of his fortune. Murray, who was born in Scotland as John McMurray, laid the foundations of what would eventually be a much larger and more influential publishing house, though he did help to establish many writers such as Isaac D'Israeli and also launched ...
John Murray (1745–1793), the eponymous founder of the publishing house. The business was founded in London, England, in 1768 by John Murray (1737–1793), [1] an Edinburgh-born Royal Marines officer, who built up a list of authors including Isaac D'Israeli and published the English Review.
Pages in category "John Murray (publishing house) books" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
John Murray (27 November 1778 – 27 June 1843) was a Scottish publisher and member of the John Murray publishing house. He published works by authors such as Sir Walter Scott , Lord Byron , Jane Austen and Maria Rundell .
Murray's Family Library was a series of non-fiction works published from 1829 to 1834, by John Murray, in 51 volumes. The series editor was John Gibson Lockhart , who also wrote the first book, a biography of Napoleon . [ 1 ]
Portrait of publisher John Murray III, 19th century. Murray's Handbooks for Travellers were travel guide books published in London by John Murray beginning in 1836. [1] The series covered tourist destinations in Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa.
The Home and Colonial Library was a series of works published in London from 1843 to 1849, comprising 49 titles, by John Murray III.He founded it, as a series of cheap reprints, original works and translations, slanted towards travel literature in the broad sense, in the year of death of his father, John Murray II.
In England, John Murray paid £150 for the copyright. Together with Typee, Omoo was one of the earliest works to be published simultaneously in New York and London. The first English edition consisted of 4000 copies. The Harper Brothers published in New York the same year. In their catalog for 1847 the book was advertised: "Muslin $1.25, paper ...