| Evidence: | 'he was not altogether unprepared as a periodical writer; for I have in my possession a small duodecimo volume, in which he has written, in the form of Mr Locke's "Common-Place Book", a variety of hints for essays on different subjects. He has marked upon the first blank leaf of it, "to the 128th page, collections for 'The Rambler'"; and in another place, "In fifty -two there were seventeen provided; in 97-21; in 190-25".' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1791 | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | James Boswell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 29 Oct 1740 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer and lawyer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Samuel Johnson |
| Title: | [notes collected for periodical articles] |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Print: UnknownManuscript: duodecimo book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 20794 | |
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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: | 145 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 145, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20794, accessed: 17 April 2024 | |
| Originally published 1791. |
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