Evidence: | '[ letter from Boswell to Johnson] The Bishop, to whom I had the honour to be known several years ago, shews me much attention; and I am edified by his conversation. I must not omit to tell you, that his Lordship admires, very highly, your "Prefaces to the Poets".' |
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Date: | Until: 22 Oct 1779 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Beilby Porteus |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 8 May 1731 |
Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
Occupation: | Lord Bishop of Chester |
Religion: | Anglican |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Samuel Johnson |
Title: | Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets |
Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Biography |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 22106 | |
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Author: | James Boswell | |
Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
Title: | Life of Johnson | |
Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 1041 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 1041, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22106, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
Originally published 1791. |
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