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Samuel Johnson letter to Hester Lynch Piozzi : manuscript
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Title
Samuel Johnson letter to Hester Lynch Piozzi : manuscript.
Production
Ashbourne, England, 1770 July 28.
Physical Description
2 items
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Formerly owned by A. Edward Newton. Gift of Mr. Herman W. Liebert in honor of Professor Chauncey Brewster Tinker, 1945.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English author, best known for his Dictionary of the English Language (1755) and his Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779-1781).
Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821), also known as Hester Thrale, was an English author and diarist. She published one of the first biographies of Samuel Johnson, Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson (1786).
Summary
Autograph manuscript letter, signed, to Hester Lynch Piozzi, concerning Samuel Johnson's plans to return to London from Ashbourne; he also mentions Piozzi's daughters Susy (Susanna) and Lucy, and his state of health. Accompanied by a typescript transcription and bibliographic essay on the letter by an unidentified author.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
September 07, 2022
References
Samuel Johnson Letter to Hester Lynch Piozzi. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Samuel Johnson Letter to Hester Lynch Piozzi. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Occupation
Authors England 18th century.
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