United Press International has reported that a painting of Samuel Johnson by Sir Joshua Reynolds has been vandalized. Go to the address below for dtails. ...
later bulletin indicated tht the painting can be repaired. August 10th, 2007 Just hours ago at the National Portrait Gallery, a man apparently put a hammer...
Spectacular Flirtations The Actress in Late Eighteenth Century Art and Theatre A lecture by Prof. Gill Perry Thursday 13 September 2007, 7:30pm During the...
Stephanie Pickford
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Aug 28, 2007 11:45 pm
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Anyone read any good books on the Bard of late? Any thing new out there to be talked about? (wink wink, nudge nudge - - I imagine a writer venturing into the...
Frank Lynch writes: Anyone read any good books on the Bard of late? Who, moi? So Jack: toot your horn! Tell us! and provide the ISBN... Thankee kindly for the...
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Aug 29, 2007 2:06 am
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I was very intrigued - - I mean, in the intellectually curious way, since I'm not sure I'll read it because of all the cliches which Shakespeare uses in his...
Hi Frank, First of all sorry for the slow response. PW problems, I developed a foolproof system for remembering my various passwords, but it wasn't proof...
Hi Frank, Good to hear it. Best Wishes Mike. ... From: lynch_frank <frank.lynch2@...> To: Johnsonian@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007...
Hi Jack, This shows the regard in which Johnson was held. He was the one who put Shakespeare at the top of the tree. Regards, Mike. ... From: Jack Lynch...
For people with an open and thus genuinely scholarly mind, I recommend the following: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Another-Name-Edward-Oxford/dp/159240 ...
Schulenburg, Alexander
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SJ's birthday, of course (and the tricentennial is two years away)! Don't just sound erudite as you mention this around the water cooler, sound REALLY erudite...
How about "It is better to live rich than to die rich." Easy to remember and good advice to follow Jessica in Washington,D.C. where it is lovely and cool...
... And sadly - probably not a day has passed since these words were uttered that it has not been very true and very applicable! [Non-text portions of this...
I like to quote: "...men more frequently require to be reminded than informed." It gives me a good excuse for repeating myself! Walter, in Calgary, Alberta...
My favourite, as a semi-retired hack journalist is: "No man but a blockhead, ever wrote except for money.! It hangs, framed, above my work station, clearly in...
From the BBC web site: "Unmasking the English Andrew Marr presents a series exploring English character traits in the past and the present, using examples both...
I am delighted to have found this discussion group. I am currently developing a project in Lichfield to create 3 monumental sculptures for the Tercentenary of...
It was three years ago this month that Frank Lynch alerted this group to the auction of a G.B. Hill autograph letter. I won that auction, and have spent...
The Website address for the Samuel Johnson Project is www.samueljohnsonproject.com. It may be of interest that the project is supported by the Samuel Johnson...
I think I entered incorrect web address- www.samueljohnsonproject.com Many thanks Peter Walker a.r.b.s. "Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl@...> wrote: Give...
My Prettiest Perdita Thursday 6 and Friday 7 December 2007, 7:30pm Performed by Karin Fernald and Ian Honeyman (tenor and piano) Music and songs of the period...
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Nov 8, 2007 10:33 am
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May we firstly wish you a very Merry Christmas from all at Dr Johnson’s House. Please find below our event programme for the first half of 2008 - we do hope...
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Dec 20, 2007 4:57 pm
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I hope it is not too late to wish you a very Happy New Year from all at Dr Johnson’s House. We hope you will have the opportunity to attend some of our...
