Nineteenth Century Literary Society - The John Murray Publishing Archive Nineteenth Century Literary Society - The John Murray Publishing Archive Access information: Access on and off campus Description: Nineteenth Century Literary Society offers unprecedented digital access to the peerless archive of the historic John Murray publishing company, and is an unparalleled resource for nineteenth century culture and the literary luminaries who shaped it. Held by the National Library of Scotland since 2006 and added to the UNESCO Register of World Memory in 2011, the Murray collection comprises one of the world’s most important literary archives. This digital resource enables researchers to discover the golden age of the company that published genre-defining titles including Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, Austen’s Emma, and Livingstone’s Missionary Travels Key figures who feature in the Archive include, Jane Austen, Isabella Bird, Lord Byron, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Disraeli, Elizabeth Eastlake, William Gladstone, David Livingstone, and Sir Walter Scott. This article was published on 2024-08-21
