Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century
Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century
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GBPThe 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 Volume 7 are the scholar and literary editor George Steevens, Bishop Thomas Percy, Dr Johnson and James Boswell.
Product details
December 2014Paperback
9781108077408
906 pages
216 × 140 × 51 mm
1.13kg
4 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 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.
