Essays.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Short literary compositions on single subjects, often presenting the personal view of the author.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Two articles on James Boswell and Samuel Johnson by Whitwell Elwin, each extracted from the "Quarterly Review"., ? 1857-? 1900.
File
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin.
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Manuscript, notebooks, proofs and copies of published articles by Whitwell Elwin, and relating to his work as an editor.