Selections From The Correspondence Of The Late Macvey Napier Esq

Author : Macvey Napier
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ISBN 13 : 9781331373834
Total Pages : 618 pages
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Download or read book Selection From the Correspondence of the Late Macvey Napier, Esq. (Classic Reprint) written by Macvey Napier and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selection From the Correspondence of the Late Macvey Napier, Esq. As Editor of the Encyclop dia Britannica and the Edinburgh Review, my Father carried on an extensive correspondence with literary men, which he bequeathed to me thirty years ago, and of which this volume contains a selection. He was in the habit of preserving the letters of his correspondents, but as they were not equally careful of his, a few only have been recovered. A small impression of this correspondence was some time ago printed for private circulation: but in consequence of the representations that have been made to me, from various quarters, and even from the United States, that a correspondence of so much interest ought to be more accessible, I have determined to publish it. Some additional letters have been introduced. My Father was born on the 11th of April, 1776, and educated at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. In, 1799 he became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet, and in 1805 he was appointed their Librarian. In this year he wrote his first article in the Edinburgh Review. The following notes from Jeffrey refer to that article, and contain some curious items: - "April 20, 1805. Sir, - I enclose our booksellers' allowance ( 5) for your excellent account of Degerando, and shall be happy to receive any overtures for a successor to him. - Your obliged and obedient servant, F. Jeffrey." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."