Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century
Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes
8 Volume Set
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Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
- Author: John Nichols
- Date Published: March 2015
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108077330
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The subtitle of this eight-volume set is Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and Intended as a Sequel to the 'Literary Anecdotes', which had been published in nine volumes by the author, editor and publisher John Nichols (1745–1826) between 1812 and 1815, and are also reissued in this series. Like its predecessor set, these 'illustrations' are a useful source of biographical material on authors and publishers at a time when many of the literary genres we take for granted, such as the novel, the autobiography and the analytical history, were first being developed. The volumes were published between 1817 and 1858, the project being continued after Nichols' death by his son and grandson. Among the 'eminent persons' included in the volumes are David Garrick, Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Joseph Banks, George Hardinge, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Swift, Anna Seward, Dr Johnson and James Boswell.
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- Date Published: March 2015
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108077330
- length: 7212 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 mm
- weight: 9kg
- contains: 54 b/w illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Advertisement
Memoirs of Daniel Wray
Other anecdotes and memoirs
Letters to Dr Richardson
Other letters and memoirs
Additions and corrections. Volume 2: Various original letters
Original letters to Dr Stukeley
Various original letters
Additions and corrections. Volume 3: Advertisement
The Hardinge family
Various letters and memoirs. Volume 4: Preface
Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton
Memoirs of the Battely family
Other memoirs and letters
Letters to Dr Zachary Grey
Other letters and memoirs. Volume 5: Advertisement
Various memoirs and letters
Notices of masters of Newcastle grammar-school
Various letters and memoirs. Volume 6: Preface
Various memoirs, notices and letters
Anecdotes of George III and George IV
Various memoirs, notices and letters
Biographical notices of the Dawson family
Additions and corrections. Volume 7: Notice of George Steevens
Memoir of Rev. Henry Meen
Memoir of Robert Anderson
Biographical notice of James Boswell
Letters relative to Dr Samuel Johnson
Biographical notice of Rev. George Ashby
Notice of Rev. Michael Lort
Memoirs of Rev. Archdeacon Nares
Correspondence of Joseph Cooper Walker
Letters between Dr Campbell and Bishop Percy
Letters between Dr Campbell and Richard Gough
Correspondence of Dr Ledwich and Bishop Percy
Correspondence of Dr Ledwich and Richard Gough. Volume 8: Advertisement
Memoir of John Nichols
The Percy correspondence, part 2
Additions and corrections
Index to the eight volumes
Supplemental index.
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