NAMES AND CHARACTERS IN THE "VICAR OF WAKEFIELD."

Boswell tells us in his Life of Johnson (vol. ii. p. 192), that Mrs. Thrale and Sir John Hawkins "have strangely mis-stated the history of Goldsmith's situation and Johnson's interference when this novel was sold"; and he then gives his own history of the transaction as obtained...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The National review 1883-05, Vol.1 (3), p.387-394
Main Author: d, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Boswell tells us in his Life of Johnson (vol. ii. p. 192), that Mrs. Thrale and Sir John Hawkins "have strangely mis-stated the history of Goldsmith's situation and Johnson's interference when this novel was sold"; and he then gives his own history of the transaction as obtained from Johnson:
ISSN:0959-4205