Nineteenth Century Literary Society is a collection of digitized primary source materials from the John Murray publishing company, a major British publishing house. The collection primarily focuses on its 19th century publishing activities under John Murray II and John Murray III, including publication of the political periodical Quarterly Review, Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, Austen’s Emma and Livingstone’s Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. The collection also contains an archival collection of Lord Byron, including his manuscripts and personal papers. This collection is sourced from the John Murray Archive at the National Library of Scotland.
