The Letters of Samuel Johnson, Volume IV :
Johnson, Samuel,
The Letters of Samuel Johnson, Volume IV : 1782-1784 / Samuel Johnson; Bruce Redford. - 1 online resource : 5 illus. - Princeton Legacy Library ; 4871 .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- EDITORIAL PROCEDURES -- CHRONOLOGY -- CUE TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS -- The Letters of SAMUEL JOHNSON -- Letters 1 -- Letters 2 -- Letters 3 -- Index
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With these two volumes Princeton University Press concludes the first scholarly edition of the letters of Samuel Johnson to appear in forty years. Volume IV chronicles the last three years of Johnson's life, an epistolary endgame that includes the breakup of the friendship with Hester Thrale and a poignant reaching out to new friends and new experiences. Volume V includes not only the comprehensive index but those undated letters that cannot confidently be assigned to a specific year, "ghost" letters (those whose existence is documented in other sources), three letters that have recently been recovered, and translations of Johnson's letters in Latin.Originally published in 1994.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781400887231
10.1515/9781400887231 doi
The Letters of Samuel Johnson, Volume IV : 1782-1784 / Samuel Johnson; Bruce Redford. - 1 online resource : 5 illus. - Princeton Legacy Library ; 4871 .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- EDITORIAL PROCEDURES -- CHRONOLOGY -- CUE TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS -- The Letters of SAMUEL JOHNSON -- Letters 1 -- Letters 2 -- Letters 3 -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
With these two volumes Princeton University Press concludes the first scholarly edition of the letters of Samuel Johnson to appear in forty years. Volume IV chronicles the last three years of Johnson's life, an epistolary endgame that includes the breakup of the friendship with Hester Thrale and a poignant reaching out to new friends and new experiences. Volume V includes not only the comprehensive index but those undated letters that cannot confidently be assigned to a specific year, "ghost" letters (those whose existence is documented in other sources), three letters that have recently been recovered, and translations of Johnson's letters in Latin.Originally published in 1994.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781400887231
10.1515/9781400887231 doi