Can anyone give me the quote from Johnson about there being too many books being written by too many people, or something to that effect? I just can't track it...
Every one here familiar with Primary Source Media's CD-ROM of Johnson & Boswell? I paid about $400 for it about 5 years ago, but just noticed it's now priced...
If any of you are interested in it, or need/want to link to it for your students, I put up the original Idler 22 the other day. (I was surprised to see it...
Hello, Can someone tell me what the Boswell Hypochondriac consists of? I've been reading a world of Boswell and Johnson but haven't yet come across that....
It was an essay series Boswell wrote. Monthly, from October 1777 to August 1783. They were published in The London Magazine. I bought a used copy of a 1951...
The original edition of "The Hypochondriak: Being the Seventy Essays by the Celebrated Biographer", edited By Margery Bailey, was published by the Stanford...
Hallo! Does anyone know about a Johnson's literary club in Greenwich? I know about his clubs in London and I heard he used to attend this one in Greenwich as...
I wonder whether Johnson ever met Franklin, who spent some years in London. One would think Franklin may have sought to see him, but I cannot find any mention...
... In all likelihood, they did meet; they were certainly in the same room at the same time at least once. Try and find a book called "New Light on Dr....
bcboykin writes: I wonder whether Johnson ever met Franklin, who spent some years in London. One would think Franklin may have sought to see him, but I cannot...
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... Frederick ... Johnson," ... Dr. ... role, ... having ... I was wrong, the meeting where they're both listed in the minutes was May 1, 1760 Frank ...
Hello, all, I have just finished reading W. Jackson Bate's biography on Samuel Johnson and I enjoyed it a great deal. It had some annoying repetitions of...
... The abridged version of Sir John Hawkins' biography is well worth tracking down. It was abridged in 1961 by Bertram Davis, who also wrote a study of it...
I read same earlier this year, and agree with many scholars that Bate's is the "new Boswell's *Life*." The cogent way he viewed Sam through the eyes of modern...
I read same earlier this year, and agree with many scholars that Bate's is the "new Boswell's *Life*." The cogent way he viewed Sam through the eyes of modern...
Please forgive my double-post; Earthlink's webmail function is NOT functioning properly. (I changed the wording in the subject line only after I thought the...
... Something just occurred to me -- should I assume you have already read Boswell's "Tour to the Hebrides With Dr. Samuel Johnson"? There is also Hibbert's "A...
Yes, Hello, Frank, I have read both Boswell's and Johnson's Tour of the Hebrides books. I'm getting a nice bunch of books little by little from abebooks.com. ...
The Veatchs Arts of the Boook currently has the following Grolier Club book= on sale at fifty percent off. I highly recommend it.
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lynch_frank writes: If you were unable to see Jack Lynch's talk on SJ's Dictionary on CSPAN last weekend, it's available on the web at ...
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Just noticed this -- it's a reprint of the 1755. Current bid is $75, no indication of a reserve on this auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ...
Here's some more info on Jack Lynch's talk: C-Span 2 will be repeating Jack Lynch's little talk on Johnson's Dictionary twice on this Sunday, at 9am eastern...
Mona Morstein writes: Here's some more info on Jack Lynch's talk: C-Span 2 will be repeating Jack Lynch's little talk on Johnson's Dictionary twice on this...
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