Record Number: 20729
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The hand-writing [in the original sketch for "Irene"] is very difficult to read, even by those who were best acquainted with Johnson's mode of penmanship which at all times was very particular. The King having accepted of this manuscript as a literary curiosity, Mr Langton made a fair and distinct copy of it, which he ordered to be bound up with the original and the printed tragedy; and the volume is deposited in the King's library.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 10 Dec 1784 and 31 Dec 1791
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:4 Jun 1738
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:King
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[original notes for "Irene"]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
given by Mr Langton
Source Information:
Record ID:20729
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R. W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:78
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R. W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson , (Oxford, 1980), p. 78, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20729, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.