Record Number: 20815
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Let the Preface [to Johnson's Dictionary] be attentively perused, in which is given, in a clear, strong, and glowing style, a comprehensive, yet particular view of what he had done; and it will be evident, that the timed he employed upon it [the Dictionary] was relatively short. [Boswell then comments on the great praise the Dictionary received] One of its excellencies has always struck me with peculiar admiration: I mean the perspicuity with which he has expresed abstract scientifick notions.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 7 Aug 1755 and 31 Dec 1791
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:lawyer and writer
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Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Dictionary
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:20815
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:209
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 209, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20815, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.