Evidence: | 'Dr Taylor told me, that Johnson sent his [italics] Plan [end italics; for Johnson's dictionary] to him in manuscript, for his perusal; and that when it was lying on his table, Mr William Whitehead happened to pay him a visit, and being shewn it, was highly pleased with such parts of it as he had time to read, and begged to take it home with him, which he was allowed to do; that from him it got into the hands of a noble Lord, who carried it to Lord Chesterfield'. |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Aug 1747 and 31 Dec 1747 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: Dr Taylor's house |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | William Whitehead |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | Feb 1715 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | poet |
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: | [Plan or prospectus for his dictionary] |
Genre: | Reference / General works |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ read at Dr Taylor's desk |
Record ID: | 20785 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | James Boswell | |
Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
Title: | Life of Johnson | |
Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 134 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | James Boswell , R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 134, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20785, accessed: 19 April 2024 |
Originally published 1791. |
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