Record Number: 21115
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We talked of his two political pamphlets, "The False Alarm," and "Thoughts concerning Falkland's Islands." Johnson. "Well, sir, which of them did you think the best?" Boswell. "I liked the second best." Johnson. "Why, sir, I liked the first best; and Beattie liked the first best. Sir, there is a subtlety of disquisition in the first that is worth all the fire of the second".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 21 Mar 1772
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and lawyer
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Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:False Alarm, The
Genre:Politics
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
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Source Information:
Record ID:21115
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:459
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 459, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21115, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.