Hoole, John, 1727-1803
Epithet: translator
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000088
Epithet: of Add MS 28104
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000086
John Hoole (1727-1803) translated works by Tasso, Metastasio and Ariosto into English verse. A friend of Samuel Johnson, Hoole kept a diary of Johnson's last days, and published it in 1799.
From the description of Doctor Johnson : letters, anecdotes, etc., 1777-1785, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702200598
From the description of Journal-narrative relative to Dr. Johnson's last illness : three weeks before his death, [circa 1799] / kept by John Hoole. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702200610
English translator and playwright.
From the description of Autograph manuscript of the argument for a translation of three books of Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Boiardo. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269546459
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Active 1611
Active 1824
Birth 1727
Death 1803-08-02
Birth 1727
Death 1803
