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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http://www.phnet.fi/public/mamaa1/johnson.htm cheers! _________________________________________________________________ Create your own personal Web page with...
A set of G. B. Hill's six-volume edition of Boswell's _Life_ is on eBay, closing on Tuesday. No bids so far; the bidding begins at $125.99, with a buy-it-now...
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I have been contacted by a member of a team that is apparently putting together a scholarly edition of Martin Luther King Jr.'s sermons. They are looking for...
For what it's worth, there has been some success in sourcing this. Another minister who had used the same anecdote in a couple of his sermons told me he found...
A Samuel Johnson Trove Goes to Harvard's Library By KATIE ZEZIMA ... Published: March 18, 2004 ... OSTON, March 17 — The Houghton Library at Harvard...
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Since not one Johnson scholar has identified the source of this quotation, is it possible that it is a quotation from another Samuel Johnson? Samuel Johnson...
That's a reasonable hypothesis. Somehow when I saw the "Sir" in the quotation I'd assumed it was the Cham, but I could be wrong! Frank On Thu, 18 Mar 2004...
I was amused by something I noticed today... In his journals, for 9 April, 1772, Boswell wrote: I introduced the subject of prayer, and the different notions...
Hello, all, What do folks think about John Wain's Biography of Johnson? I'm about halfway through now, and I thought it was odd that he skipped so totally over...
