Record Number: 22193
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Dr. Burney related to Dr. Johnson the partiality which his writings had excited in a friend of Dr. Burney's, the late Mr. Bewley, well known in Norfolk by the name of the [italics] Philosopher of Massingham [end italics]: who, from the "Ramblers" and Plan of his "Dictionary", and long before the authour's fame was established by the "Dictionary" itself, or any other work, had conceived such a reverence for him, that he urgently begged Dr. Burney to give him the cover of the first letter he had received from him, as a relick of so estimable a writer.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 15 Apr 1755
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1726
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and doctor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language
Genre:Reference / General works, prospectus
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:22193
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:1169-70
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 1169-70, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22193, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.