Record Number: 21652
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'When I read this [Johnson's argument regarding a legal case on the liberty of the pulpit in which Boswell was involved] to Mr. Burke, he was highly pleased, and exclaimed, "Well; he does his work in a workman-like manner".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 31 May 1776
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Timen/a
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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:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and lawyer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Mr Burke
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[a legal argument]
Genre:Law
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
composed for Boswell
Source Information:
Record ID:21652
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:762
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 762, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21652, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.