| Evidence: | 'Here was an excellent library; particularly, a valuable collection of books in Northern literature, with which Johnson was often very busy. One day Mr Wise read to us a dissertation which he was preparing for the press, intitled "A History and Chronology of the fabulous Ages".' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jun 1754 and 1 Oct 1754 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Ellsfield county: Oxfordshire specific address: home of Mr Wise |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Mr Wise |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | librarian |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Thomas Warton and Samuel Johnson |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Mr Wise |
| Title: | History and Chronology of the fabulous Ages, A |
| Genre: | History, mythology |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 20809 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 192 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 192, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20809, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
| Originally published 1791. 'Memorial' sent to Boswell by Thomas Warton. |
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