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CHAPTER XIX-1770-1771
THE FALSE ALARM AND FALKLAND ISLANDS
Johnson's "The False Alarm" published-Letters to the Wartons, etc.-Dr. Maxwell's Collectanea—
Johnson's Political Opinions-His General Mode of Life-His Love of Black-letter Books-Burton's.
Anatomy of Melancholy "-Jacob Behmen-Dr. Priestley-French Novels-Ossian-The Poetical
Cobbler Marriage-Foppery-The Poor of England-The Corn Laws-Mr. Burke-Fortune
Hunters-Irish Clergy-Johnson's Pamphlet on The Falkland Islands "-Johnson and Parliament
-Boswell's Marriage-Johnson Visits Lichfield and Ashbourne
CHAPTER XX-1772 (FEB. 27-APRIL 5)
SAMUEL FOOTE
pp. 365-386
Dr. Beattie-Boswell's Return to London-Lord Monboddo-Church of Scotland-Second Sight-
Thirty-Nine Articles-Royal Marriage Bill-Foote's Mimicry-Johnson prepares the Fourth Edition
of the Dictionary-Mr. Peyton-Origin of Languages-Flogging-Scottish Accent-Ghost Stories-
Ranelagh-Hon. Thomas Erskine-General Oglethorpe-Goldsmith's Natural History-Johnson's
Advice to Authors
CHAPTER XXI-1772 (APRIL 6-DEC. 25)
GENERAL OGLETHORPE
Pp. 387-404
The Hon. Thomas Erskine-Fielding and Richardson-On Gaming-At General Oglethorpe's-
Goldsmith's Religion-Prince Eugene-Goldsmith's Natural History-W. J. Mickle-On Ghosts
and Dreams-Boswell's Defence of Hastie the Schoolmaster-Goldsmith's Conversation-Methodists
-Langton's School-General Paoli-Garrick and Johnson's Preface to Shakspeare-Boswell's
Defence of Wilson
CHAPTER XXII-1773 (FEB. 22-APRIL 29)
"SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER"
pp. 405-423
New Editions of the Dictionary and "Shakspeare" published-George Steevens-Letter to Boswell,
who Re-visits London-Goldsmith's Comedy, She Stoops to Conquer "-The Spectator-Good
Friday and Easter Sunday-A Dinner at Johnson's House-The Stuarts-Law Reports-Signor
Martinelli-Allan Ramsay's "Gentle Shepherd "-Charles Townshend-Johnson and Shorthand
Reporting-His Defence of Duelling-Vanity of Garrick-Savage Life-Suicide-Eustace Budgell-
The Douglas Cause
CHAPTER XXIII-1773 (APRIL 30-MAY 8)
JOHNSON AND GOLDSMITH
Pp. 424-443
Dinner at Beauclerk's-Johnson's Opinion of Goldsmith as a Writer-Boswell Elected to the Literary
Club-Monuments to Eminent Persons-" The Whole Duty of Man "-Johnson on Punning-Lay
Patronage South Sea Discoveries-Reasoning of Brutes-Toleration and Martyrdom-Johnson
Excites the anger of Goldsmith-Doctrine of the Trinity-Reconciliation with Goldsmith-Literary
Property-Ludicrous Merriment of Johnson
CHAPTER XXIV-(MAY 29) 1773-1774 (DEC. 19)
THE TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES
PP. 444-460
Johnson Sets Out on his Tour to the Hebrides-Arrives in Edinburgh and Visits the Isles by Way of
Aberdeen and Inverness-Letters to Boswell-Johnson and Davies-Johnson Writes an Account
of his "Tour "-Letter to George Steevens-Death of Goldsmith-Johnson's Greek Epitaph on
Goldsmith-Visits Wales with the Thrales-Writes the Patriot "-Mr. Perkins-Hoole's Tragedy,
"Cleonice"
Pp. 461-482
CONTENTS
CHAPTER XXV-1775 (JAN. 14-FEB. 25)
JOHNSON AND MACPHERSON
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Johnson and Mrs. Charlotte Lennox-His Preface to Baretti's Easy Lessons-Correspondence with
Boswell-Questions the Authenticity of Ossian's Poems-His Letter to James Macpherson-His
Personal Courage-Defeats Foote's Intended Mimicry-" Journey to the Western Islands'
Published-The Ossian Controversy
CHAPTER XXVI-1775 (MARCH 21-APRIL 10)
MRS. ABINGTON
pp. 483-496
Boswell revisits London-Johnson's "Taxation no Tyranny "-Dr. Towers's Reply-Johnson and
Boswell Visit Mr. Strahan-Mrs. Abington's "Benefit"-Garrick's Imitators-Gray's Odes-Johnson
Receives his Diploma of D.C.L.-Bruce the Abyssinian Traveller-Johnson's Opinion of Public
Speakers-His Contempt for Colley Cibber-Čonvivial Dinners—“Lilliburlero"-Patriotism—
Advises General Oglethorpe to Publish his Life
CHAPTER XXVII-1775 (APRIL 14-SEPT. 14)
DINNER AT MR. CAMBRIDGE'S
pp. 497-520
Good Friday-Lord Bute-Value of Knowledge-Fame and Immortality-Advantage of Reading-
Dinner at Mr. Cambridge's-Johnson and Female Portrait Painters-Isaac Walton's "Lives
Gay's " Beggar's Opera "-R. B. Sheridan's Marriage-The Spectator-Johnson and Boswell
Visit Bedlam-An Apartment Assigned to Boswell in Johnson's House-Sunday Consultations-
Alchymy-Johnson's" Rhinoceros Laugh "-Correspondence with Boswell in Scotland pp. 521-537
CHAPTER XXVIII-1775 (SEPT. 18-NOV. 5)
THE TOUR TO FRANCE
Johnson Visits France with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale-Paris-Ecole Militaire-The Gobelins-Palais Royal-
Mrs. Fermor-Palais Bourbon-Fontainebleau-Versailles and Trianon-Sauterre the Brewer-
The King's Library-The Sorbonne-St. Cloud-Sèvres-Grande Chartreuse-Library of St. Germain
-Departure from Paris-Chantilly-Compeigne Cambray
CHAPTER XXIX—(DEC. 5) 1775-1776 (MAR. 12)
FRENCH IMPRESSIONS
pp. 538-552
Character of the French-Madame Bocage-Foote on Johnson's Dress-Converses in Latin while in
France-Père Boscovich-Dr. Burney's Records of Johnson's Table Talk-Miss Aitken-Music-
Garrick-The Laird of Col-Boswell's Family History-Johnson and Boswell on the Entailing of
the Auchinleck Estates-Lord Hailes's Opinion-Johnson and Mrs. Boswell's Letter
CHAPTER XXX-1776 (MAR. 12-MAR. 18)
BOLT COURT
pp. 553-567
The Clarendon Press, Oxford-Johnson's Letter to Dr. Wetherell—Johnson moves to Bolt Court-
With the Thrales at the Borough-Johnson on the Law of Entail—“ The Wealth of Nations "
-Blackstone and other Writers on Law-Lord Mountstuart's Bill for a Scotch Militia--
"Johnsoniana "-On Religious Orders-Wine-drinking-Benefits of Education-His Objection to a
Sea Life-Starts on his Journey to the Midlands with Boswell—Mr. Gwyn, the Architect pp. 568-576
Vol. I.-(2279)
DR. JOHNSON DRINKING TEA WITH BOSWELL AND HIS WIFE
a caricature by Thomas Rowlandson, illustrating a scene in Boswell's Tour in the Hebrides with
Dr. Johnson
ILLUSTRATIONS
✓ SAMUEL JOHNSON
PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES
(Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.)
engraved by Doughty
Frontispiece
DR. JOHNSON IN THE ANTE-ROOM AT LORD Chesterfield's (E. M. Ward, R.A.)
DR. JOHNSON, GOLDSMITH AND BOSWELL AT THE MITRE (Eyre Crowe, A.R..A.)
facing
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FACSIMILE TITLE-PAGE TO THE FIRST EDITION of Boswell's "LIFE OF JOHNSON
LIST OF PORTRAITS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER