| Evidence: | 'We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON. "All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know no more than what the old writers have told us; yet what large books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitaker's "Manchester".' |
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| Date: | Until: 29 Apr 1778 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Samuel Johnson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 18 Sep 1709 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| 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: | John Whitaker |
| Title: | History of Manchester |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 22048 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 979-80 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 979-80, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22048, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
| Originally published 1791. |
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