CHAPTER XIII

THOMAS CAMPBELL--JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE--J.W. CROKER--JAMES HOGG, ETC.

Thomas Campbell--His early works--Acquaintance with Murray--"Selections from the British Poets"--Letters to Murray--Proposed Magazine--And Series of Ancient Classics--Close friendship between Campbell and Murray--Murray undertakes to publish the "Selections from British Poets"--Campbell's explanation of the work--"Gertrude of Wyoming"--Scott reviews Campbell's poems in the _Quarterly_--Campbell's Lectures at the Royal Institution--Campbell's satisfaction with Murray's treatment of him--"Now Barabbas was a publisher"--Increase of Murray's business--Dealings with Gifford--Mr. J.C. Hobhouse--His "Journey to Albania"--Isaac D'Israeli's "Character of James I."--Croker's "Stories for Children"--The division of profits--Sir John Malcolm--Increasing number of poems submitted to Mr. Murray--James Hogg--His works--And letters to Murray--The "Repository"--Correspondence with Murray--Hogg asks Murray to find a wife for him