Johnsonian miscellanies
By: arranged and edited by George Birkbeck Hill
Publisher: Harper and Brothers
Published: 1897
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Other titles: Johnsoniana.
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Table of contents: title: I. Prayers and meditations, composed by Samuel Johnson, Annals: an account of the life of Dr. Samuel Johnson, from his birth to his eleven year, written by himself. Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson during the last twenty years of his life, by Hesther Lynch Piozzi. An essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson, by Arthur Murphy.; title: II. Apophthegms, &c., from Hawkins's edition of Johnson's works.; title: Extracts from Boswell's letters to Edmond Malone. Anecdotes from Dr. Thomas Campbell's Diary of a visit to England in 1775. Anecdotes from Pennington's Memoirs of Mrs. Carter. From Joseph Cradock's memoirs. From Richard Cumberland's memoirs. Extracts from Sir John Hawkin's Life of Johnson. Anecdotes. from Miss Hawkin's memoirs. Narrative by John Hoole of Johnson's end. Anecdotes from the Life of Johnson by Keasley. Anecdotes by Lady Knight. Anecdotes from Hannah More's Memoirs. Anecdotes by Bishop Percy. Sir Joshua Reynolds on Johnson's character; on Johnson's influence. Sir Joshua Reynold's Two dialogues in imitation of Johnson's style of conversation. Recollections by Miss Reynolds. Anecdotes by William Seward. By George Steevens. From the Rev. Percical Stockdal's Memoirs. A biographical sketch by Thomas Tyers. Narrative of the last week of Dr. Johnson's life by the Right Hon. William Windham. Minor anecdotes. Letters of LDr. Johnson. Addeda. Dicta Philosophi.