Memoir of John Murray
John Murray to Thomas Crofton Croker, 12 February 1827
Thou art, by far, too good a fellow to be quarrelled with;
and, therefore, sans mot, I will do as you propose—give you
£300 for the copyright of the first and two new volumes of the
‘Irish Fairy
Legends,’ half on the day of publication (is this as you mean
or wish?), and the other half by note at six months from the said day of
publication. I really long to see you; but pray believe that I am always,
My dear friend, most sincerely yours,
Thomas Crofton Croker (1798-1854)
Irish antiquary who published
Researches in the South of Ireland
(1824) and
Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland, 3
vols (1825-28). He wrote for the
Literary Gazette.
John Murray II (1778-1843)
The second John Murray began the
Quarterly Review in 1809 and
published works by Scott, Byron, Austen, Crabbe, and other literary notables.
