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Samuel Johnson 1709-84 : "...A Scheme of Life...A Plan of Study..." : A Bicentenary Exhibition

Samuel Johnson 1709-84 : "...A Scheme of Life...A Plan of Study..." : A Bicentenary Exhibition

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Samuel Johnson 1709-84 : "...A Scheme of Life...A Plan of Study..." : A Bicentenary Exhibition

by Yung, K.K. ; Arts Council of Great Britain ; ;Fleeman, J.D. ; Robson, W.W. ; Wain, J

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Arts Council of Great Britain, London, first edition, 1984. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 144 pp, ills. 114 entries. From the introduction: ".. this commemorative exhibition aims to show something of Johnson's versatility as a thinker and writer, and his profound humanity, which have attracted followers and admirers here and abroad. The story of the bookseller's son from Lichfield, awkward looking, half blind, without a degree, who, without any support, started his career in London as a Grub Street hack and became a 'literary colossus', is still more captivating if told in its proper sequence. The exhibition therefore follows roughly a chronological pattern, and is divided in eight sections of which the first seven concern his life, and the last some biographies by his contemporaries. It focuses on two main features: (i) his method and career as a writer, and (2) the principal portraits of him from life." Contents include: 1 Lichfield, Oxford, and the Midlands; 2 First years in London; 3 Lexicographer; 4 Widower; 5 Pension, Boswell, and The Club; 6 The Thrales and Streatham Park; 7 Last years; 8 Early biographies; Select Bibliography. Very Good.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Samuel Johnson 1709-84 : "...A Scheme of Life...A Plan of Study..." : A Bicentenary Exhibition
Author
Yung, K.K. ; Arts Council of Great Britain ; ;Fleeman, J.D. ; Robson, W.W. ; Wain, J
Format/Binding
Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0728704072
ISBN 13
9780728704077
Publisher
Arts Council of Great Britain, London, first edition, 1984
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1984
Pages
144 pp, ills
Keywords
Yung, Kai Kin Arts Council of Great Britain Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Yung, Kai Kin;Arts Council of Great, Britain;Johnson, Samuel;Fleeman, John David; Robson, W. W. ; Wain, John 0728704072

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