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Johnson, Samuel, author and lexicographer, 1709-1784

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Cave to Cazenove., 1815-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40202
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cave, Alfred Thomas Townshend Verney-.Letter and postcard, 1910, of Alfred Thomas Townshend Verney-Cave, 5th Baron Braye, to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Cave, Anne Estella Sarah Penfold.Letter, undated, of Anne Estella Sarah Penfold Cave probably to John Murray IV. Folio 4.Cave, Blanche Matilda Mary Anne Cave-Browne-.Letters, 1900, of...
Dates: 1815-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elsey to Elton., 1809-1912.

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Identifier: MS.40379
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Elsey, Elizabeth Theresa.Letter, 1898, of Elizabeth Theresa Elsey to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Elsmie, George Robert.Letters, 1898-1904 and 1907, of George Robert Elsmie to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 3-131.Folio 51. Galley proofs, 1899, of ‘Lumsden of the Guides’, published by John Murray in 1899. Sent as an...
Dates: 1809-1912.

Two articles on James Boswell and Samuel Johnson by Whitwell Elwin, each extracted from the "Quarterly Review"., ? 1857-? 1900.

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Identifier: MS.42210
Scope and Contents Elwin`s articles on Boswell and Johnson were published in the "Quarterly Review" in March 1854 and January 1859. The articles have been bound together in cloth covers and interleaved. Many of the pages have been marked with corrections and alterations. Certain passages have been re-worked on the interleaves. The articles were republished in Elwin`s, "Some XVIII century men of letters", under the following introduction :"Dr. Johnson was Whitwell Elwin`s...
Dates: ? 1857-? 1900.

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Letters. Correspondence. 2
Postcards. 2
Articles. 1
Essays. 1
Excerpts. 1