| Evidence: | 'We talked of the Reviews, and Dr. Johnson spoke of them as he did at Thrale's. Sir Joshua [Reynolds] said, what I have often thought, that he wondered to find so much good writing employed in them, when the authours were to remain unknown, and so could not have the motive of fame. JOHNSON. "Nay, Sir, those who write in them, write well, in order to be paid well".' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 12 Apr 1776 | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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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: | |
| Title: | [Monthly and Critical Reviews] |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21622 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 748 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 748, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21622, accessed: 06 June 2023 | |
| Original date of publication 1791. |
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