Samuel Leigh was a bookseller and publisher in 19th century London. His office stood on the
Strand
Strand may refer to:
Topography
*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a:
** Beach
** Shoreline
*Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida
Places Africa
*Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa
* Strand Street, ...
. From around 1806 to 1814 he conducted business with James Mathews in the partnership of "Mathews and Leigh." He also married Mathews' daughter. Leigh died by his own hand in 1831.
Leigh's travel guides
In the 1820s–1830s Leigh issued a series of eponymous travel
guide book
A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place designed for the use of visitors or tourists". It will usually include information about sights, accommodation, restaurants, transportation, and activities. Maps of varying det ...
s to Europe. He also published travel writing by authors such as Edmund Boyce,
Johann Gottfried Ebel
Johann Gottfried Ebel (6 October 1764 – 8 October 1830) was the author of the first real guidebook to Switzerland.
Biography
He was born at Zullichau (Prussia). He became a medical man, visited Switzerland for the first time in 1790, and b ...
, Edward Planta,
Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard, Mariano Vasi.
See also
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James Mathews Leigh
James Mathews Leigh (1808 – 20 April 1860) was an English art educator, painter, writer, dramatist and critic. He is best known as the founder of a popular private art school in London known as "Leigh's Academy", which eventually became t ...
, son of Samuel Leigh
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References
External links
* WorldCat
Samuel Leigh* WorldCat
Mathews and Leigh
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British booksellers
Businesspeople from London