Record Number: 20785
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Dr Taylor told me, that Johnson sent his [italics] Plan [end italics; for Johnson's dictionary] to him in manuscript, for his perusal; and that when it was lying on his table, Mr William Whitehead happened to pay him a visit, and being shewn it, was highly pleased with such parts of it as he had time to read, and begged to take it home with him, which he was allowed to do; that from him it got into the hands of a noble Lord, who carried it to Lord Chesterfield'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Aug 1747 and 31 Dec 1747
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Dr Taylor's house
(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:Feb 1715
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:poet
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:[Plan or prospectus for his dictionary]
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
read at Dr Taylor's desk
Source Information:
Record ID:20785
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:134
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell , R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 134, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20785, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.