Record Number: 21135
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Boswell. "I do not know whether there are any well attested stories of the appearance of ghosts. You know there is a famous story of the appearance of Mrs. Veal, prefixed to 'Drelincourt on Death.'" Johnson. " I believe, Sir, that is given up. I believe the woman declared upon her deathbed that it was a lie".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 28 Mar 1772
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Christians Defense against the Fears of Death
Genre:Other religious, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfourth edition or after - from 1706
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21135
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:472
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 472, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=21135, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791. The fiction in question, 'A True Relation of the Apparition of Mrs Veal', was apparently written by Daniel Defoe.