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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Feb 7, 2004 2:52 pm
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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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Feb 29, 2004 8:04 pm
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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...
This may amuse/interest some: http://www.idler.co.uk/html/idols/johnson.html _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam?...
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...
Does anyone have any suggestions about a connection between Johnson and Morris dancing - or any sort of folk dancing - or any sort of dancing at all, actually....
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Mar 30, 2004 12:29 pm
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I just plugged in Primary Source Media's CD-ROM, and the only hits relevant to Morris dancing came up as supporting quotations in his Dictionary, or in...
No idea! I will ask him and get back to you. Thanks so much for your time with this! Any chance of you being over in July to see these famous dancers...? ...
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Mar 30, 2004 4:20 pm
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I've been on holiday for the last 10 days so catching up here. I believe folk dancing in aggregate was simply called "country dancing" or "country dances",...
I'm forwarding this message from the exlibris list. What an opportunity for the qualified person! Jerry Morris [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Thanks for your input! We are arranging Morris dancers in Gough Sq this summer, to dance some traditional Lichfield dancers - it should be fun! Natasha McEnroe...
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Apr 20, 2004 12:13 pm
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Burney Society Conference 2004 When: October 7, 2004 Where: The Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA The Burney Society of North America invites...
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Apr 27, 2004 3:49 pm
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Supposedly this volume of Yale's Johnson works is out. My copy has yet to arrive. Has anyone gotten theirs? Frank www.samueljohnson.com/...
Dr Johnson's House Events 2004 Museums and Galleries Month Attention All Children - Come and try on Dr Johnson's Coat for size! This May, Dr Johnson's House is...
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May 5, 2004 3:58 pm
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Hi. I'm new to the group but have been interested in Johnson for a long time. I saw reference in an earlier posting to Lydia Davis' book Samuel Johnson Is...
shandydidnotlast writes: Does anyone know about a new book on the Dictionary which is due out next year? Not Jack Lynch's very appealing edition, but an actual...
Jack Lynch
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May 8, 2004 7:55 pm
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I can't believe we're getting junk postings. These hucksters get everywhere. Thanks, Jack, for your info about the book you are doing with Anne McDermott. I am...
