Record Number: 22121
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[from Bennet Langton's collection of 1780 Johnsoniana, passed to Boswell] Goldsmith one day brought to the Club a printed Ode, which he, with others, had been hearing read by its authour in a publick room at the rate of five shillings each for admission. One of the company having read it aloud, Dr. Johnson said, "Bolder words and more timorous meaning, I think never were brought together."'
Century:Date:
Until: 31 Dec 1780
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
other location: meeting of the 'Club' of literary friends of Johnson
(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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Dr Johnson, Goldsmith and others
Additional Comments:
member of Johnson's literary Club
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[an ode]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:22121
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:1074
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 1074, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22121, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.