Coffee Tasting: Coffees of the World, Giles Hilton Wednesday 26 November 2008, 7pm (doors open 6:15pm) Giles Hilton, our speaker and host for the coffee...
Stephanie Pickford
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Nov 17, 2008 5:25 pm
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I have completed reading this book that was issued to celebrate Samuel Johnson's 300th birthday (Peter Martin also wrote "A Life of James Boswell" and found...
I disliked Martin's bio of Boswell so much that I was surprised I couldn't get through it. Glad you did the heavy lifting on this one, though - - it's good to...
A very happy new year to all from Dr Johnson’s House. 2009 is a special year for the House as we celebrate Samuel Johnson’s 300th birthday on 18th ...
Stephanie Pickford
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Jan 7, 2009 5:18 pm
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Dear Stephanie, I look forward to seeing you a week tomorrow here in Lichfield -- no doubt the last time the Steering Group will be meeting in the Midlands! I...
MARY BAKER
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Jan 8, 2009 11:35 am
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There's a new bio of SJ out by Jeffrey Meyers, purchased today. I'm not far into it, but his intro has an interesting point of view: highlights SJ's contrasts...
I know I'm not deep enough into the book to draw any firm conclusions, but I've encountered a couple passages which have left a bad taste, and none really that...
Here is a passage from Rambler #44. It reads the same in the Yale edition and the online version (University of Virginia): "Whoever has been guilty of...
My 1826 edition reads the same. However, the 1755 dictionary, order, definition 12: "means to an end." One quotation, from Tillotson: "The best knowledge is...
Hi Mary - I'd be delighted to talk to Holly - has she already emailed me? I don't seem to be able to find it in my inbox - do tell her to email again (I'll...
Stephanie Pickford
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Jan 15, 2009 3:09 am
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I¹m embarrassed to say that I didn¹t know #44 was not by Johnson serves me right for not attending to the footnotes in my edition. My Yale edition of the...
As most folks here probably know, Amazon is coming out with the newest version of its Kindle electronic book reader. I checked to see what works of Johnson...
Scrofula, Melancholy and Dropsy Samuel Johnson and Medicine A talk by Dr Nicholas Cambridge Wednesday 1 April 2009, 7pm Samuel Johnson was described as...
Stephanie Pickford
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Mar 2, 2009 11:29 am
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Just a note, group member Jack "No Relation" Lynch's _Becoming Shakespeare_ is now out in paperback hear in the U.S. To be clear, "Shak." and "Shaq" are...
Late night openings at Dr Johnson’s House Dr Johnson’s House will be open until 8:30pm the first Thursday of every month during 2009, to celebrate Samuel...
Stephanie Pickford
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Mar 30, 2009 5:54 pm
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I recently presented a paper on cataloging the libraries of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell and Charles Lamb ...
Doctor who? In Search of Samuel Johnson Performed by David Benson Wednesday 20 May and Friday 22 May 2009, 7pm Award-winning solo performer David Benson's new...
Stephanie Pickford
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Apr 9, 2009 10:43 am
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Has anyone (except David Garrick, of course) ever attempted a Samuel Johnson one-man show, à la Hal Holbrook with Mark Twain? I not, who would be your...
Arthur Chandler writes: Has anyone (except David Garrick, of course) ever attempted a Samuel Johnson one-man show, à la Hal Holbrook with Mark Twain? There...
Jack Lynch
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Apr 10, 2009 12:02 am
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Oops -- for "1993" read "1973."...
Jack Lynch
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Apr 10, 2009 12:04 am
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My choice for a Johnson one-man show, or indeed any other stage, film or video depiction of Johnson would be Michael Gambon. The look, the diction, the acting...
I'm ashamed to day I actually had to Google this. But what joy that followed! I've had my read of the Hill 6-vol Life on hold for years now, pending (having...
The Johnson Society of Australia held our Johnson tercentenary dinner on Friday June 15 and I had the anticipatory honour of reading Boswell's account of The...
Samuel Johnson’s Impact on America A lecture by Peter Martin Wednesday 24 June 2009, 7pm Johnson biographer Peter Martin will explore aspects of Johnson's...
Stephanie Pickford
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May 21, 2009 4:21 pm
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I recently posted a copy of Johnson's biographical essay of the London publisher, Edward Cave, taken from a 1792 edition of his works: ...
I often think about Donald Greene's distaste for Boswell's _Life of Johnson_ , and I smirked this morning in reading a review of a new biography of Gabriel...
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