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Samuel Johnson : Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
'On Monday, September 15, Dr. Johnson observed, that every body commended such parts of his "Journey to the Western Islands", as were in their own way. "For instance, (said he,) Mr. Jackson (the all-knowing) told me there was more good sense upon trade in it, than he should hear in the House of Commons in a year, except from Burke. Jones commended the part which treats of language; Burke that which describes the inhabitants of mountainous countries'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Burke Print: Book
Herbert Croft : Life of Young
'[Croft's 'Life of Young, adapted by Johnson for his 'Life'] has always appeared to me to have a considerable share of merit, and to display a pretty successful imitation of Johnson's style. When I mentioned this to a very eminent literary character [Edmund Burke], he opposed me vehemently, exclaiming, "No, no, it is not a good imitation of Johnson; it has all his pomp without his force; it has all the nodosities of the oak without its strength". This was an image so happy, that one might have thought he would have been satisfied with it; but he was not. And setting his mind again to work, he added, with exquisite felicity, "It has all the contortions of the Sybil, without the inspiration".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Burke Print: Book
Frances Burney : Evelina, or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
'"Evelina" fascinated everyone. Burke began it one morning at seven, and sat up all night to finish it. Sir Joshua Reynolds did as much on a day when he had no time to spare, and declared he would give fifty pounds to know the author.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Burke Print: Book
Frances Burney : Cecilia
'In 1782 "Cecilia" [...] made its appearance [...] Burke called it an extraordinary performance, and the public were delighted with it.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Burke Print: Book
Ann Radcliffe : novels
'We must not judge [Ann Radcliffe's novels], now that the taste in which they were written is exhausted and palled, by our modern feelings. The best test of their worth is contemporary opinion, and tales which delighted Burke, Fox, and Sheridan, must, when compared with the novels then published, have possessed a singular amount of merit.'
