Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Volume 7 (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies)
Cambridge University Press, 12/4/2014
EAN 9781108077408, ISBN10: 1108077404
Paperback, 906 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 5.1 cm
Language: English
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 Volume 7 are the scholar and literary editor George Steevens, Bishop Thomas Percy, Dr Johnson and James Boswell.
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.