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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/258
TitleWilliam Creech to James Beattie from Edinburgh
Date20 August 1776
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryWilliam Creech [1745-1815] Bookseller in Edinburgh. He attended Edinburgh University, and originally intended to enter medicine, but was apprenticed to bookseller Alexander Kincaid in 1764, becoming Kincaid partner when the latter's partnership with John Bell dissolved in 1771 - just after the firm had published the first edition of the first book of the Minstrel. His shop became a well-known meeting place, and he published the work of many of the Scottish literati. Beattie had a long and generally happy relationship with him from 1771, both personally and in business matters
DescriptionBeattie's letter enclosing corrected paragraphs came just in time to prevent press stopping. Everything adjusted as Beattie asked. What is printed after first eighty-eight pages too bulky to post, so Creech sent it by vessel from Leith. Creech must intercede for a few other poems besides TheMinstrel. It would be cruel to cast off The Hermit - Ode on Lord Hay's Birthday - The triumph of melancholy - Ode to hope - Ode to peace - Retirement - some translations etc. Leave the selection to Creech and he will not trouble Beattie with correcting and revising. Creech agrees with Beattie's views about the intended Review
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