Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes

by John Nichols

Overview

The subtitle of this eight-volume set is Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and Intended as a Sequel to the 'Literary Anecdotes', which had been published in nine volumes by the author, editor and publisher John Nichols (1745–1826) between 1812 and 1815, and are also reissued in this series. Like its predecessor set, these 'illustrations' are a useful source of biographical material on authors and publishers at a time when many of the literary genres we take for granted, such as the novel, the autobiography and the analytical history, were first being developed. The volumes were published between 1817 and 1858, the project being continued after Nichols' death by his son and grandson. Among the 'eminent persons' included in Volume 5 are Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and the Chinese sculptor Chitqua, who visited London in 1769.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108077385
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/04/2014
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
Pages:	888
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.97(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Various memoirs, notices and letters; Anecdotes of George III and George IV; Various memoirs, notices and letters; Biographical notices of the Dawson family; Additions and corrections.