The Club Johnson, Boswell, and the friends who shaped an age
In 1763, the painter Joshua Reynolds proposed to his friend Samuel Johnson that they invite a few friends to join them every Friday at the Turk's Head Tavern in London to dine, drink, and talk until midnight. Eventually the group came to include among its members Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Edwar...
| Main Author: | Damrosch, Leopold (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press,
[2019]
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