The correspondence is composed of letters to G. Reid.
Letters of Charles Lowe (1848-1931)
This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections
- Reference
- GB 237 Coll-637
- Dates of Creation
- 1895
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 11 letters. Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The author and journalist Charles Lowe was born in 1848 in Balconnel, Angus. He was educated in Brechin, Angus, and studied at Edinburgh University and in Jena and Paris, graduating with an Edinburgh M.A. in 1871. Lowe was then entered at Gray's Inn to follow a legal career no doubt, and then joined the editorial staff of The Times as a foreign sub-editor. He was appointed as Berlin correspondent in the late 1870s and returned to London in 1891. His publications include Prince Bismarck: an historical biography, Alexander III of Russia, King Edward VII, being the story of his life as Prince of Wales, and A fallen star, or, The Scots of Frederick: a tale of the seven years' war Charles Lowe died on 18 January 1931.
Access Information
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Acquisition Information
Letters purchased March 1971, Accession no. E71.5.
Note
The biographical/administrative history was compiled using the following material: (1) Who was who 1929-1940. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1941.
Compiled by Graeme D Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections Division.
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