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Sir Joshua and his circle, (Eighteenth-century sources for the study of English literature)

Author: J. Fitzgerald Molloy
Publisher: Hutchinson & Co
Category: Book

Buy Used: $91.00
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Seller: ibusa

Media: Hardcover

ASIN: B00086AUEC

Publication Date: 1906
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III Joshua Reynolds attracts the society of distinguished men—The early days of Samuel Johnson—His poverty while at Oxford—Marries Tetty Porter, and opens an academy for young gentlemen—He seeks his fortune in London—He writes for the Gentleman's Magazine—Writes the Life of the poet Savage, and begins to compile his dictionary—Writes a tragedy—David Garrick begins his career as a player—The performance of Johnson's tragedy— He loses his wife—His meeting with Joshua Reynolds—Is carried to the artist's house—He is mistaken for a burglar—Hogarth's meeting with Johnson—Samuel Richardson and his novel Pamela —Extraordinary popularity of the book—He is visited by women of fashion—He entertains his admirers at Hammersmith—The opinions of his correspondents—My Lady Bradshaigh's letters— Pleading for the divine Clarissa—Tears, idle tears —Her ladyship visits town—Richardson's description of his personal appearance— He haunts the park in the hope of seeing his correspondent—He is disappointed and chagrined—In Joseph Highmore's studio— Richardson discovers the name of his correspondent—They meet —His novel is burlesqued—Henry Fielding's parody on Pamela— The beginning of Fielding's career—His hot, high spirit and recklessness—Writing for the theatres—Bill regarding plays and players introduced by the Lord Chamberlain—Henry Fielding becomes acquainted with David Garrick—The sale of Joseph Andrews—Richardson's resentment—Fielding writes another play, the Wedding Day—Publication of Tom Jones and Amelia. A MAN of genius, with that kindness of heart which is usually the source of a gracious manner, Joshua Reynolds quickly attracted to himself the foremost men of talent of his day. One of thefirst of these, the most notable of all, was Samuel Johnson, who had at the time of ...



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