Robert Chambers (publisher born 1832)
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Robert Chambers was a Scottish publisher, editor of Chambers' Journal
and encyclopaedist, the son of Robert Chambers, the co-founder of the W & R Chambers publishing house in Edinburgh
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His eldest daughter Violet Tweedale
(1862-1936) was a novelist and spiritualist, who became a friend of the famous Theosophist Helena Blavatsky.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal was a weekly 16-page magazine started by William Chambers in 1832. The first edition was dated 4 February 1832, and priced at one penny. Topics included history, religion, language, and science...
and encyclopaedist, the son of Robert Chambers, the co-founder of the W & R Chambers publishing house in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
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His eldest daughter Violet Tweedale
Violet Tweedale
Violet Tweedale, née Chambers , was a Scottish author, poet, and spiritualist.-Life and work:Violet Chambers was born in Edinburgh, the eldest daughter of Robert Chambers, editor of Chambers' Journal, and the granddaughter of Robert Chambers, the publisher and founder of W & R Chambers...
(1862-1936) was a novelist and spiritualist, who became a friend of the famous Theosophist Helena Blavatsky.