The other day I was thinking about the opinion that it's thanks to Boswell that Johnson is read as much as he is... And it occurred to me that the reverse is...
lynch_frank writes: It is thanks to Boswell having chosen Johnson as a subject that we read Boswell as much as we do. ... Has anyone run across a discussion of...
Jack Lynch
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Nov 12, 2002 5:00 pm
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... Thanks to Sisman's book, I know about the "Be Johnson" entry Boswell made in his journal... I suppose it's open for speculation, but I wonder if, in...
It occurs to me that if Boswell had written nothing except his journals, that would have been enough to secure his reputation, but I guess the question of...
... journals, ... the ... But I thik he would not have achieved the same level of readership as he did... I could be wrong in my assumption of what the venn...
A good point. The absence of a major contemporary biography of Burke is, perhaps, remarkable; but, then, politicians at the time seldom attracted that sort of...
Earlier today I picked up a prospectus for 'Threadneedles', a new hotel at 5 Threadneedle Street housed in a converted bank building ...
Schulenburg, Alexander
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Nov 27, 2002 2:35 pm
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... If it's any consolation (probably not...), I've seen worse. On Delta Airlines inflight video system, as you approach Gatwick, they credit the quote to "the...
Oh, I think I may gush a bit here! Yesterday the copy of Ogden's collected sermons I had ordered arrived. Bit of a busman's honeymoon for me (preacher's...
Hi! Maybe someone can help me! I'm looking for a poem by William Cooke: "Conversation: a didactic poem, in three parts". I'm interested in the fourth edition,...
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Has anyone read and would care to comment on these recently published books? Designing the Life of Samuel Johnson Bruce Redford ISBN 0198187394 Samuel Johnson...
Monia,
Allibone's Dictionary of Authors,422, shows the 4th edition of Cooke's Conv= ersation was published in 1815, and not in 1822 OCLC Worldcat shows the...
Recently, I read James Clifford's "From Puzzles to Portraits," which discussed the value of basic "on the ground" research when doing a biography, and in it he...
The attached is an excerpt from the Annual Register of 1784-85 (Chronicle), on Page 209. Bryan Reid ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
The only item that I have been able to find is in The Early Biographies of SJ by Brack and Kelley. William Cooke lists the pall bearers and mentions that "his...
... Sadly, I couldn't find the attachment - - not sure how one goes about posting them... But it sounds interesting. But I think I'm intrigued just as much by...
Herewith the extrac6 from The Annual Register (Chronicle) for December , 1784 (page 209):: 20th The remains of the much-lamented Dr Samuel Johnson were...
I'm looking for an OOP book by Helen McGuffie, "Samuel Johnson and the British Press: A Chronological Checklist," published in 1976 by Garland (New York). No...
lynch_frank <frankl@...> writes: I'm looking for an OOP book by Helen McGuffie, "Samuel Johnson and the British Press: A Chronological...
Jack Lynch
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Dec 18, 2002 3:15 am
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Thanks for the tip, Jack. Knowing that other libraries have it is a help, and Brooklyn can get it for me if I walk the five blocks to fill out a form. (From...
Frank - Thanks for the tip. Several copies of Boulton's "Johnson, The Critical Heritage" are listed on the antiquarian book sites. visit www.jamesboswell.com ...
Does anyone know if any editions of Johnson's dictionary are available online? I know the U. of Michigan has a searchable Johnson dictionary -- but I am not...
The New York Times is reporting that orangutans are exhibiting -- CULTURE? http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/02/science/02CND_APE.html Also, anyone know what...
