Letters and papers of Jack Reading, 1937, relating to Samuel Johnson's disputed authorship of six poems published in the Gentleman's Magazine
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 6822
Held at the Weston Library
Letters and papers of Jack Reading, 1937, relating to Samuel Johnson's disputed authorship of six poems published in the Gentleman's Magazine (May 1747), including:
- (fols. 1-13) Letters to Reading, mainly from (fols. 1-8) David Nichol Smith, and (fols. 11-13) Simon Nowell Smith.
- (fol. 14) A copy of a letter from Reading to the Times Literary Supplement
- (fols. 15-28) A printed gathering of poems by various authors, n.d. [18th cent. ] including (fol. 21) ‘The Winter’s Walk. By Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.’, amended and annotated by ‘J.R’ [John Ryland?], Mar. 1788, to the effect that Johnson gave this poem and five others to J. R. for publication in the Gentleman’s Magazine.
Dates
- Creation: 1937
Extent
28 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6822, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 6822
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12053
Abstract
Letters and papers of Jack Reading, 1937, relating to Samuel Johnson's disputed authorship of six poems published in the Gentleman's Magazine.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an author and lexicographer. For more information see Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Jack Reading, 2001.
Subject
- Title
- Letters and papers of Jack Reading, 1937, relating to Samuel Johnson's disputed authorship of six poems published in the 'Gentleman's Magazine'
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk