In Idler no 49, recounting Will Marvel's exaggerations of his travel adventures, the Yale edition (vol II p 155) refers to "where the current roared like the...
It's generally called the Severn Bore (you might find out more under that name) - I'm not sure how far upstream the effects are felt. Jonathan Clark ... From:...
Thanks! That reference turned up a very informative web page devoted to it, http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/ It seems to be quite a phenomenon, most active...
Well you never know when you wake up in the morning what you are going to learn. I had never heard of a river bore - only the dinner party type. from the...
I just got a catalogue from Yale Univ. Press, in which two volumes of the Yale Johnson Edition -- Joel Gold's _Voyage to Abyssinia_ and Hagstrum & Gray's...
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Just picked up a copy of "Johnsoniana Supplement" (1836) in a second hand book shop in Manhattan, and there's a pretty detailed account of who was in the...
... <snip> ... For what it's worth, I've now put Steeven's account up. The url is: http://www.samueljohnson.com/funeral/ One caution: there are currently no...
Yesterday I was reading excerpts from Joseph Towers' 1775 reactions to Johnson's political pamphlets, and noticed that among the offenses, Towers listed Idler...
Yesterday, I went with some friends to see "Mama Mia" and Dr. Johnson's observations were invaluable- particularly his comments on Giant's Causeway: "Worth...
Clicking http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&scoring=d&q=%22samuel+johnson%22&btnG=Search+News (It's not -always- about The Secret Life of Us!) ...is usually a...
Greetings, Friends: I was referred to this list by my good friend and esteemed comrade, Bryan (ReidJSA - A bump of a pint of Duck's Nuts to you, mate, I miss...
From the list's Yahoo.com front-end, I see June has produced a grand total of 2 (two) posts. Is this list composed primarily of students? Or are there others...
Hello, Rev. Logsdon -- I suspect the summer has put a dent into much discussion on the list. At least here in Seattle, the fine weather only lasts for so long!...
Hi Mike, There are many professionals including professorial types who are involved in this discussion group. Members are from all over the world. Italy,...
In reading "The Worldly Philosophers" by Robert L. Heilbroner, I came across a conversation dealing with SJ and Adam Smith, who was a member of the Club. "Sir...
Just an FYI... This morning I was reading DuBois' "The Souls of Black Folk," and as on many occasions DuBois argued for the need to provide an education for...
Frank, I've been interested in Johnson's opinions on education in great part because of his views on "female" education, which I found advanced for the times...
Frank Lynch writes: This morning I was reading DuBois' "The Souls of Black Folk," and ... DuBois chose at one point (in a chapter called "Of The Training of...
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In reading Washington Irving's Oliver Goldsmith I came across an error in attribution. "Thirty pounds a year," said a poor Irish painter, who understood the ...
I'm sorry if a password is necessary. If so, try your public library identification number. If that doesn't work I'll try to send the entire article through by...
Two questions. I've just acquired a set of Fleeman's Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson that I bought without dust jackets. I'm not so sure the set...
I shall be away at a conference until 15 August. If your query is urgent, please contact the General Office. Otherwise, I'll try to deal with it when I return....
I shall be away at a conference until 15 August. If your query is urgent, please contact the General Office. Otherwise, I'll try to deal with it when I return....
