| Evidence: | '[John Murray] was confirmed in his idea that Walter Scott was the author [of Waverley] after carefully reading the book. Canning called on Murray next day; said he had begun it, found it very dull, and concluded: "You are quite mistaken; it cannot be by Walter Scott." But a few days later he wrote to Murray: "Yes, it is so; you are right: Walter Scott, and no one else."' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 7 Jul 1814 and 31 Dec 1814 | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Murray |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1778 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Publisher |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Walter Scott |
| Title: | Waverley |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Published by Constable and Company, 7 July 1814 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 27129 | |
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| Author: | Samuel Smiles | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1891 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 244 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 1, p. 244, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27129, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
| See also p.243 in source for details on date of publication of text; also noted here that Murray sent early copy of text that he had read to Canning, having written 'By Walter Scott' on its title-page. |
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