The ''Home and Colonial Library'' was a series of works published in London from 1843 to 1849, comprising 49 titles, by John Murray III. He founded it, as a series of cheap reprints, original works and translations, slanted towards travel literature in the broad sense, in the year of death of his father, John Murray II.

Listing

This listing of 44 titles of the ''Library'', two of those coming in 2 vols., was published in 1876. Originally there were some extra titles, or works later substituted. Two books were often printed in one volume, and 49 works in all were in 37 volumes.

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy ...

's '' Bracebridge Hall'', ''Traveller's Tales'' and ''Oliver Goldsmith'' were included. There were also the ''Memoirs'' of Sir Fowell Buxton. Melville's works '' Typee'' and '' Omoo'' were at first issued separately. Murray required that ''Typee'' appear as ''Four Months among the Natives of the Marquesas''.

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External links

''Home and Colonial Library'' (John Murray) - Book Series List
- includes series description Book series 1840s books