I have recently returned from some 43 years travelling and wondered if there any events going on which I should visit? In a previous lifetime, I was a member...
Contact Elizabeth Faldt (President) Johnsonian Club Brisbane +61 (0)7-32621746 A few of the old members are still about. Some like myself visit the UK...
I like Wikipedia, there's something to be said for the democratic opportunity to post a snippet into this encyclopedic resource. Still, there's something to be...
I wonder what Dr Johnson, who knew something about compiling reference books (his famous dictionary) would make of the "wikipedia." I personally wish there was...
I have in my possession an edition of Hill's *Life* in 6 vols, published by "Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc.: New York," printed by "The Colonial Press: C. H....
Found this on abebooks.com. Hope it helps. 4. BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey...
... Sounds like even he's guessing. Pretty close, no doubt. "National Library Edition"??? By the way: I never knew I'd enjoy Hill so much. 'Tis a pleasure, ...
Extremely off the mark, but tonight I happened to re-view the episode titled "Ink and Incapability" from the 1987 BBC series *Blackadder the Third*, in which...
... And it was portrayed as only about the thickness of a modern-day mail-order catalogue!, -- Etc, Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon, Vicar-general North American Old...
The New York Sun had an article on a new edition of OH's Lives of the Poets on the front page of one of its sections yesterday. I did two or three double takes...
... Let me see.... Yes, I do believe........ No, now that I come to a closer look at my LIFETIME finances, I do believe I'll have to be content with my 1825...
The Origins of the Wild West Show A lecture by Jonathan C H King Thursday 22nd June 2006 at 7.30 pm In 1759, Samuel Johnson wrote in his famous journal The...
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lynch_frank writes: I did two or three double takes (does three double takes mean six takes??) - - first, because we presume that Yale has an edition in...
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... expensive, though, which is why I need to scam a review copy.<<< I remember that from my book review editorship days!, -- Etc, Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon,...
Evening Events at Dr Johnson’s House 2006 Thursday 22 June: Lecture Jonathan C H King The Origins of the Wild West Show £12.00 (£10.00 concession) Friday...
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Fellow fans of Dr. Johnson: Greetings. I just read a blurb or advertisement for a book called "Defining the World, the extraordinary story of Dr. Johnson's...
Richard Kelly writes: Greetings. I just read a blurb or advertisement for a book called "Defining the World, the extraordinary story of Dr. Johnson's...
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I too have read this book. I liked it a great deal. As Jack Lynch says, it builds on the work of others. This is acknowledged, and what Jack Lynch appears to...
My local public library has recently installed an electronic resource system that can be accessed by any patron from any computer. I found 260 detailed...
We still have five tickets left! The Origins of the Wild West Show A lecture by Jonathan C H King Thursday 22nd June 2006 at 7.30 pm In 1759, Samuel Johnson...
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For those of you that can receive BBC4, there is a dramatised documentary about Dr Johnson on Monday 26th June, 9pm. This is part of the season on the 18th...
Natasha McEnroe
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Is it possible that items like this will ever be available on BBC DVD?, -- Etc, Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon, Vicar-general North American Old Roman Catholic Church...
Hopefully, a DVD will be sent to me to put in the library here. I am not sure if this will work on any other than British DVDs though - ? Natasha McEnroe ...
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... sure if this will work on any other than British DVDs though - ?<<< It will work on what is called "region free" players, which I thankfully have..., -- ...
... Not quite that simple - you also need to be able to handle our PAL video encoding. If your DVD player can't handle it then at least it should be viewable...
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... Good point. I forgot to mention that mine's region-free, NTSC/PAL compatible, -- Etc, Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon, Vicar-general North American Old Roman...
I will do my best to record the BBC4 programme this coming week. --- Mary B. ... From: Natasha McEnroe To: Johnsonian@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 20,...
