Murray's Family Library was a series of non-fiction works published from 1829 to 1834, by John Murray, in 51 volumes.
The series editor was John Gibson Lockhart, who also wrote the first book, a biography of Napoleon.
[1] The books were priced at five shillings;[2] Murray's approach, which did not involve part-publication, is considered a fundamentally more conservative business model, and intention, than used by the contemporary library of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
[3] In 1834 Murray sold out to Thomas Tegg.
[21] Further volumes were added to the Library, under Tegg's management.