Johnsoniana, 1712-1916 (inclusive), 1773-1836 (bulk).

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Johnsoniana, 1712-1916 (inclusive), 1773-1836 (bulk).

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This folio of inlaid manuscripts was compiled during the 1930s by an unknown collector. Almost all of the items relate at least tangentially to Samuel Johnson. The collection includes a group of seven slips of paper bearing what appear to be original unpublished anecdotes regarding Samuel Johnson, all in the same hand. Some are on the verso of postal covers addressed to antiquary Richard Gough (1735-1809). Also of note are two watercolor paintings depicting Johnson at the Thrale home at Streatham Park, possibly done by Clarkson Stanfield as illustrations for an 1836 work by John Murray. Much of the remainder of the collection consists of letters which mention Johnson in passing, refer to his biographies, or quote his published works. Five items came from the papers of publisher John Nichols, and seven items relate to Charles Burney. One letter is addressed to Hester Thrale (later Hester Lynch Piozzi); she is also apparently depicted in the paintings.

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Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793-1867

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to [Dom?], 1834 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747711882 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hampstead [London], to "My dear Knight", 1860 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574776 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to George Clint, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575076 From the description of Autograph let...

Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821

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Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi ) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and eighteenth-century life. From the description of Autograph poem, unsigned, an adaptation of Francis Fawkes's "An Autumnal Ode, " no date [paper watermarked 1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864928 From the description of...

Nichols, John, 1745-1826

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John Nichols (1745-1826) apprenticed as a printer in London with William Bowyer, and then entered into a partnership with Bowyer from 1767 until Bowyer's death in 1777. He served as printer, editor, and part-owner of the Gentleman's Magazine from 1778 until his death, and was a prolific editor and author of scholarly works. From the guide to the Papers, 1777-1822., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John Nichols (1745-1826) was one of the most pr...

Gough, Richard, 1735-1809

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Richard Gough, English antiquarian. From the guide to the Richard Gough manuscript material : 2 items, 1774, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English antiquary. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Enfield, to an unidentified correspondent, [no year] Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269568428 Gough was born in London, 1735. He proved to be a scholastic child and, at the age of ju...

Burney, Charles, 1726-1814

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Charles Burney, British musician and author. He is the father of Frances Burney, Madame d'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the Charles Burney (musician and author) manuscript material : 1 item, 1792, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Burney established a reputation as an organist and composer before moving to London in 1760. There he became a central figure in the circle gathered around author Samuel Johnson...

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the leading literary figures of eighteenth-century England. He is best remembered for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, published in 1755. Prominent among his diverse other works, he also wrote the satirical History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1759), edited The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1765), and produced the important Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (first collect...