Record Number: 21670
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
' [letter from Johnson to Boswell] Since I wrote, I have looked over Mr. Maclaurin's plea, and think it excellent. [ a legal case Boswell was involved in] How is the suit carried on? If by subscription, I commission you to contribute, in my name, what is proper.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 2 Jul 1776 and 6 Jul 1776
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Anglican
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:[legal documents relating to Mr Maclaurin]
Genre:Law
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
sent by Boswell
Source Information:
Record ID:21670
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:783
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 783, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21670, accessed: 20 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791. Presumably MS. this may have been about a case of literary libel by Goldsmith on Maclaurin's father, mentioned in 1775 or 1776 by Johnson.