Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers

Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers PDF Author: Samuel Rogers
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Languages : en
Pages : 436

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Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers

Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers PDF Author: Samuel Rogers
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Pages : 436

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Table-Talk and Recollections

Table-Talk and Recollections PDF Author: Samuel Rogers
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ISBN: 9781907903366
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 157

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A poet and banker who knew everybody, Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) was a brilliant recorder of things said by his famous and powerful contemporaries, from Edmund Burke to Talleyrand, from Charles James Fox to the Duke of Wellington. He was all ears, very good at hearing what was said, and assiduous about recording it in a kind of laconic shorthand. Originally published in the 1830s, but not edited since then, his energetic, entertaining, and occasionally eye-popping table-talk gives phenomenal texture to our understanding of Regency high life. Reading it is like eavesdropping on the past. Introduced by the distinguished literary critic Professor Christopher Ricks.

Chambers's Journal

Chambers's Journal PDF Author: William Chambers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 337517411X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.

Catalogue, 1866

Catalogue, 1866 PDF Author:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Immortal Memories

Immortal Memories PDF Author: Clement King Shorter
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Coleridge

Coleridge PDF Author: Richard Garnett
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Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Listen Here

Listen Here PDF Author: Sandra L. Ballard
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081312283X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 706

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Brief biographies and primary / secondary source bibliographies are presented for each author. Authors of note are Harriette Simpson Arnow, Annie Dillard, Wilma Dykeman, Denise Giardina, Barbara Kingsolver, and George Ella Lyon.

Recollections and Impressions

Recollections and Impressions PDF Author: Eleanor Mary Sellar
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Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 414

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Chiefly an account of eminent visitors to Professor and Mrs. W.Y. Sellar.

The Library of Richard Porson

The Library of Richard Porson PDF Author: P. G. Naiditch
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456805290
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 591

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In writing this book three questions chiefly interested me. What books and pamphlets did Richard Porson own? From whom did he acquire these materials? What has become of his holdings? Answering the first question was relatively easy. For over two hundred years students have known that, after his death, Porsons library was divided into two unequal parts. The larger portion was sent to auction, the smaller part, together with Porsons papers, was separately sold to Trinity College, Cambridge. To treat the problem I have examined all of the microfilm set of the Sotheby auction catalogues from 1783 to 1808, save when catalogues were not marked or the markings were too faint to decipher: notably Jan. 1, 1785; May 29, 1786; Jan. 22 and May 1, 1797; June 1788; Jan. 13, 1789; May 26, 1791; June 22, 1795; Jan. 1796; 1800; Nov. 14, 1803 through Dec. 3, 1804 (twenty-three catalogues); April 18 and May 29, 1805; April 14-30, May 19, June 5, July 2, 10, 15, 1806...or when the microfilm is imperfect. Likewise, I have seen, in London, most of Christies book catalogues from 1782 to 1808; and, in Los Angeles, much of the Frank Marcham collection at UCLA (coll. 416 boxes 10-34). Finally, I have seen almost all of Porsons books at Trinity and a few other places. From 1786 to 1808, Porson purchased hundreds of books and pamphlets. The records allow us to trace his purchases at forty-seven auctions. Of these, Leigh & Sotheby presented most of the sales. But Porson also bought at sales offered through Edwards, Robson and Clarke, King & Loche, and he at least interested himself in a Stewart sale. In addition, one has to take into account books given to Porson as prizes or gifts; perhaps books entrusted to him for review; and books for which he subscribed. Addressing the second question is complicated by three factors. First, there is the imperfection of the records. The archives of most houses do not sirvive; even the L&S house-files are, on occasion, imperfect or incompletely legible. Secondly, clerks wrote down what they heard. Often enough, they heard Pawson or Pauson, and it was needful to establish identity. Thirdly, there are difficulties in the way of determining specific editions: these range from the existence of multiple editions or impressions to incompleteness of library records and of descriptions of volumes of tracts.

Catalogue of the Public Library, 1892

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Languages : en
Pages : 686

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