Record Number: 20804
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Robert Dodsley] then told Dr Adams, that Lord Chesterfield had shewn him the letter [in which Johnson refused his patronage]. "I should have imagined (replied Dr Adams) that Lord Chesterfield would have concealed it". "Poh! (said Dodsley) do you think a letter from Johnson could hurt Lord Chesterfield? Not at all, Sir. It lay upon his table where any body might see it. He read it to me; said, 'this man has great powers', pointed out the severest passages, and observed how well they were expressed".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Feb 1755 and 28 Feb 1755
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:location in dwelling
other location: Lord Chesterfield'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:Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:22 Sep 1694
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Robert Dodsley
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[letter from Johnson to Lord Chesterfield]
Genre:letter
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:20804
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:187
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 187, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20804, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.