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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. According to scholar James Buzard, the Murray style "exemplified the exhaustive rational ...
DP14. A Handbook for Travellers in Spain is an 1845 work of travel literature by English writer Richard Ford. It has been described as a defining moment in the genre. British tourists were travelling through Europe in increasing numbers and the need for guidebooks was beginning to be supplied by publishers like John Murray.
Cover of: Murray's Handbook for Travellers in Turkey in Asia including Constantinople, the Bosphorus, Dardanelles, Brousa and Plain of Troy. 2nd ed. Published by John Murray, London, 1871 Date 1871
Simon Waley Waley (23 August 1827, Stockwell, London – 30 December 1875, Marylebone, London) was one of the leading members of Anglo-Jewry in the 19th century. He was a leading broker on the London Stock Exchange and a prominent amateur musician.
Mitch Murray. Mitch Murray CBE (born Lionel Michael Stitcher; 30 January 1940) [1] is an English songwriter, record producer and author. He has won two Ivor Novello Awards, including the Jimmy Kennedy Award. Murray has written, or co-written, songs that have produced five UK and three US chart-topping records. [2]
He was the main writer for Murray's Handbooks to the Cathedrals of England, which were issued during 1861–9, and in the subsequent volume on the Cathedrals of Wales (1873). The Handbook to Hereford Cathedral was printed off separately in 1864, and the account of the three choirs (Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester) appeared in one volume in ...
John Courtney Murray SJ (September 12, 1904 – August 16, 1967) was an American Jesuit priest and theologian who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism and particularly focused on the relationship between religious freedom and the institutions of a democratically-structured modern state.
Guide book. A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place designed for the use of visitors or tourists". [1] It will usually include information about sights, accommodation, restaurants, transportation, and activities. Maps of varying detail and historical and cultural information are often included.