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John Hawkins

 

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John Hawkins : Life of Samuel Johnson

'In this [producing a biography of Johnson] he has not been very successful, as I have found upon a perusal of those papers, which have been since transferred to me. Sir John Hawkins's ponderous labours, I must acknowledge, exhibit a [italics] farrago [end italics], of which a considerable portion is not devoid of entertainment to the lovers of literary gossiping; but besides its being swelled out with long unnecessary extracts from various works [...], a very small part of it relates to the person who is the subject of the book; and, in that, there is such an inaccuracy in the statement of facts, as in so solemn an author is hardly excusable, and certainly makes his narrative very unsatisfactory'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: James Boswell      Print: Book

  

John Luther Hawkins : [paper of Stopford Brooke's 'Tennyson: His Art and Relation to Modern Life']

'Mr Hawkins then read a summary review of Stopford Brooke's Tennyson & his Art of Modern Life which was much appreciated'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: John Luther Hawkins      Manuscript: Unknown

  

John Hawkins : [letter of resignation from the XII Book Club]

'Letters were read from Mr Hawkins and Mr Burgess resigning membership in the Society'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings      Manuscript: Letter

  

John L. Hawkins : [A paper on the natural history of the neighbourhood of Reading]

Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park: 16. IX. 31. Victor Alexander in the chair
1. Minutes of last approved.
'Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park: 16. IX. 31. Victor Alexander in the chair 1. Minutes of last approved. [...] 4. John L. Hawkins then read us his paper on the Natural History of the neighbourhood [...] 6. After the interval Henry Marriage Wallis gave a vivid account of two or three bird nesting exploits undertaken with James Crosfield in Scotland.' [...] 4. John L. Hawkins then read us his paper on the Natural History of the neighbourhood [...]
6. After the interval Henry Marriage Wallis gave a vivid account of two or three bird nesting exploits undertaken with James Crosfield in Scotland.

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Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: John L. Hawkins      Manuscript: Notebook

 

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