An edition of Everybody's Boswell (1798)

Dr. Johnson's table-talk

containing aphorisms on literature, life, and manners; with anecdotes of distinguished persons: selected and arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson.

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An edition of Everybody's Boswell (1798)

Dr. Johnson's table-talk

containing aphorisms on literature, life, and manners; with anecdotes of distinguished persons: selected and arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson.

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Boswell draws on his journals to create an affectionate portrait of the great lexicographer.

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printed for C. Dilly
Language
English
Pages
446

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Subjects
Biography, Critics, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, English Authors, Intellectual life, Intellectuals, Interviews, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Lexicographers, Travel
People
Johnson, samuel (1709-1784), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Places
England, Great Britain, Hebrides (Scotland), North Wales, Scotland
Times
18th century

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Cover of: Everybody's Boswell
Everybody's Boswell: being The life of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell's complete text
1930, Harcourt, Brace & company
in English - [1st ed.]
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Everybody's Boswell
Everybody's Boswell: being The life of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell's complete text, and from the "Tour to the Hebrides".
1930, G. Bell and Sons
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Johnson's table talk
Johnson's table talk: a selection of his main topics and opinions taken from Boswell's Life and arranged by W.A. Lewis Bettany.
1904, Blackie
Cover of: Dr. Johnson's table-talk
Dr. Johnson's table-talk: containing aphorisms on literature, life, and manners; with anecdotes of distinguished persons: selected and arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson.
1798, printed for C. Dilly
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The preliminary leaves include titlepage, advertisement leaf and contents leaf.

Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1986. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 3595, no. 08).

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Eighteenth century -- reel 3595, no. 08.

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Format
Microform
Pagination
[6],446p.
Number of pages
446

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OL17022424M

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A Publisher's Note on This Edition

BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON belongs so obviously on the list of Modern Library books that the editors have cast about for a long time for a plan whereby its inclusion could be made possible. The text was much too long for the usual Modern Library format. An unabridged edition was unthinkable, and a two volume edition was entirely against the Modern Library's policy.

The editors feel that this new Modern Library format is an ideal solution to the problem. From time to time, other famous books hitherto available only in two or three expensive volumes, will be published in the same manner.
Page iv, added by Susan Vaughn.

Published in 1931 during the Great Depression, The Life of Samuel Johnson's editors were surely very concerned about affordability. I am curious as to whether this venture was a success and whether it influenced their future publishing decisions.

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