Evidence: | 'Sir Joshua Reynolds told me, that upon his return from Italy he met with it [Johnson's "Life of Savage"] in Devonshire, knowing nothing of its authour [sic], and began to read it while he was standing with his arm leaning against a chimney piece. It seized his attention so strongly, that, not being able to lay down the book till he had finished it, when he attempted to move, he found his arm totally benumbed'. |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1744 and 31 Dec 1744 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | county: Devon other location: leaning on a chimney piece |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Joshua Reynolds |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 16 Jul 1723 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | painter |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Samuel Johnson |
Title: | Life of Savage |
Genre: | Biography |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ |
Record ID: | 20783 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | James Boswell | |
Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
Title: | Life of Johnson | |
Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 121 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | James Boswell , R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 121, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20783, accessed: 19 April 2024 |
Originally published 1791. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)