Miss
Primerose
and the author of the Essence of the
Douglas Cause reprinted from the Edinburgh Courant.
Douglas Cause reprinted from the Edinburgh Courant.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v10
B.
1879.
Selection, in Letters of Boswell
to Temple. 1857 and 1908.
Dorando, A Spanish Tale. London and Edinburgh, 1767.
The Essence of the Douglas Cause. To which is subjoined, Some Obser-
vations on a Pamphlet lately published, intitled, Considerations on the
Douglas Cause. 1767.
Long extracts are given in the Scots Magazine, Nov. , Dec. 1767 and
Nov. 1768.
Observations on the Douglas Cause in General;. . . In a Letter to a
Noble Lord, From a Gentleman in ****With The Essence of the
Douglas Cause. 1769.
For the letter by Francis Douglas, see Notes and Queries, Sept. 1861,
p. 222.
The following, except where otherwise noted, were published
with Boswell's name :
An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs
of Pascal Paoli. Glasgow, 1768. 3rd edn, corrected. 1769.
British Essays in favour of the Brave Corsicans: by several hands. Col-
lected and published by James Boswell, Esq. 1769. [Preface dated
15 October 1768. ]
The Decision of the Court of Session upon the question of Literary Property;
in the cause John Hinton of London, Bookseller, Pursuer, against
Alexander Donaldson, &c. Edinburgh, 1774.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, On the Present State of the Nation.
Edinburgh, 1783.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, on the Alarming Attempt to infringe
the Articles of the Union, and introduce a Most Pernicious Innovation
by diminishing the number of the Lords of Session. 1785.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.
1785. 3rd edn. 1786. Ed. Croker, J. W. , 1831, etc. ; ed. Carruthers, R. ,
1851; ed. Fitzgerald, Percy, 1874; ed. Napier, A. , 1884; ed. Hill, G. B. ,
1887. See, also, The Life of Johnson, post.
A Conversation between His Most Sacred Majesty George III and Samuel
Johnson, LL. D. Illustrated with Observations. 1790.
The Celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , to Philip Dormer
Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; Now first published, With Notes. 1790.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an account of his
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studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his
epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons;
and various original pieces of his composition, never before published.
The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great-
Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. 2 vols.
Dilly. 1791. 2nd edn, revised and augmented. 3 vols. 1793. 3rd, revised
and augmented [edited by Malone, Edmond). 4 vols. 1799.
4 . . Ed.
Chalmers, Alex. 4 vols. 1822. (Ed. Walesby, F. P. , of Wadham College. ]
4 vols. Oxford, 1826. Ed. Croker, J. W. 5 vols. 1831; 2nd edn, ed. by
Wright, J. 10 vols. 1850. Ed. Carruthers, R. 4 vols. 1851-2. Ed. Fitz-
gerald, P. 3 vols. 1874. Reissued with a bibliography of Boswell's Life
by Tedder, H. R. 1888. Ed. Napier, A. 5 vols. 1884; also 6 vols.
1884. Ed. Morley, Henry. 5 vols. 1885. Ed. Hill, G. B. 6 vols.
1887. Ed. Morris, M. 1 vol. (Globe edn. ) 1893. Ed. Birrell, A.
6 vols. 1896. Ed. Glover, A. , with introduction by Dobson, Austin.
3 vols. 1901. Ed. Ingpen, R. (with many illustrations). 1907.
[The later editions include the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides.
For further details see the bibliography by Tedder, H. R. , in P. Fitz-
gerald's edition, 1888. ]
The Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition of Mr
Boswell's Life of Dr Johnson. 1793.
No Abolition of Slavery; or the Universal Empire of Love: a Poem. 1791.
[Anon. ]
Songs in the Jnsticiary Opera, Composed fifty years ago, By C-M-
and B-, I. C. C. Auchinleck, 1816.
[‘Those that are here preserved are given from memory. Advertise-
ment. ]
Privately printed for Sir Alexander Boswell; included in Maidment's
Court of Session Garland, 1839 etc.
Letters of James Boswell, addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple. Now first
published from the original MSS. With an introduction and notes [by
Francis, Philip). 1857.
with an introduction by Seccombe, T. 1908.
Boswelliana. The Commonplace Book of James Boswell. With a memoir
and annotations by the Rev. Charles Rogers . . . and introductory remarks
by . . . Lord Houghton. Printed for the Grampian Club. 1874.
[A selection limited to 'anecdotes personal to the writer' had been
contributed by Milnes, R. M. , afterwards Lord Houghton, to the Mis-
cellanies of the Philobiblon Society, vol. 11, 1855-6. ]
Wrongly attributed to Boswell
The Speeches, Arguments, and Determinations of The Lords of Council and
Session in Scotland, upon [the Douglas Cause). With an Introductory
Preface. By a Barrister at Law. Almon. 1767.
[Attributed to Boswell in Halkett and Laing. ]
A Letter to Robert Macqueen Lord Braxfield, on his promotion to be one of
the Judges of the High Court of Justiciary. Edinburgh, 1780.
[Attributed to Boswell in the Bodleian Catalogue. ]
B. Contributions to Periodicals
The Scots Magazine.
Verses on the equestrian statue of King Charles II in the Parliament close,
being painted white. September 1767.
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479
Prologue at the opening of the Theatre-Royal in Edinburgh. November
1767.
Memorial in behalf of the Corsicans. December 1768.
[The numbers for June, July, August 1768 contain correspondence
between the Hon.
Miss Primerose and the author of the Essence of the
Douglas Cause reprinted from the Edinburgh Courant. ]
The London Magazine.
Memorial in Behalf of the Corsicans. December 1768.
A Letter from James Boswell, Esq. , on Shakespeare's Jubilee at Stratford-
upon-Avon: An Account of the Armed Corsican Chief at the Masquerade,
followed by Boswell's poem. September 1769. Pp. 451-6.
On the Profession of a Player. August, September, October 1770.
Letter, with an unpublished song by Goldsmith, intended to have been sung
in She Stoops to Conquer. June 1774.
The Hypochondriack. Seventy numbers, from October 1777 to August
1783.
(? ) The Story of Mr Levet. Signed S. Y. September 1783.
(? ) Memoirs of Mrs Anne Williams. Signed B. December 1783.
The Gentleman's Magazine.
Two Letters in reply to criticisms on the Journal. April 1786.
Ode to Mr Charles Dilly. April 1791 (of. June, p. 564).
Letters in reply to Miss Anna Seward. November 1793, January 1794.
(He was preparing a reply to Samuel Parr shortly before his death.
June 1795, p. 525. ]
The European Magazine.
Memoirs of James Boswell, Esq. May, June 1791.
The Edinburgh Courant.
Correspondence on the Douglas Cause, reprinted in the Scots Magazine for
June, July, August 1768.
The Public Advertiser.
Letter, with 'a genuine copy of the Theatre-Royal Prologue. 12 January
1768.
[In this letter Boswell is an old correspondent. ']
The St James's Chronicle.
Letter on Hackman, the murderer. 17 April 1779. [See Notes and Queries,
September 1863, p. 232. ]
C. Contemporary Criticism (apart from Reviews in Periodicals)
An Epistle to James Boswell, Esq. , occasioned by his having transmitted the
moral writings of Dr Samuel Johnson to Pascal Paoli. By W. K[en-
rick). 1768.
A Poetical and Congratulatory Epistle to James Boswell, Esq. , on his
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. By Peter Pindar. 1786.
Picturesque Beauties of Boswell—twenty caricatures in illustration of
Boswell's Journal. [By Collings and Rowlandson. ] 1786.
Remarks on the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. In a Letter to James
Boswell, Esq. [Signed Verax. ] [7 1786. ]
A Defence of Mr Boswell's Journal, in a Letter to the Author of the
Remarks. 1786.
The Remarker Remarked; or, a Parody on the Letter to Mr Boswell, on his
Tour, etc. 1786.
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CHAPTER IX
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
I. COLLECTED WORKS
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B. Compiled for Bishop
Percy, and edited by Rose, Samuel. 4 vols. 1801. (Includes the so-
called Percy memoir, and unpublished prologues to She Stoops to
Conquer. ) In the 4th edn, 1820, was first printed the oratorio The Cap-
tivity, afterwards issued separately in 1837.
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Ed. Prior, James. 4 vols.
1837. (Contains a variety of piece now first collected. ')
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. (Murray's British Classics. ) Ed. Cunning-
ham, Peter. 4 vols. 1854. (First printed translation of Vida's Game of
Chess. )
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481
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. With memoir by Spalding, William.
1858.
to Temple. 1857 and 1908.
Dorando, A Spanish Tale. London and Edinburgh, 1767.
The Essence of the Douglas Cause. To which is subjoined, Some Obser-
vations on a Pamphlet lately published, intitled, Considerations on the
Douglas Cause. 1767.
Long extracts are given in the Scots Magazine, Nov. , Dec. 1767 and
Nov. 1768.
Observations on the Douglas Cause in General;. . . In a Letter to a
Noble Lord, From a Gentleman in ****With The Essence of the
Douglas Cause. 1769.
For the letter by Francis Douglas, see Notes and Queries, Sept. 1861,
p. 222.
The following, except where otherwise noted, were published
with Boswell's name :
An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs
of Pascal Paoli. Glasgow, 1768. 3rd edn, corrected. 1769.
British Essays in favour of the Brave Corsicans: by several hands. Col-
lected and published by James Boswell, Esq. 1769. [Preface dated
15 October 1768. ]
The Decision of the Court of Session upon the question of Literary Property;
in the cause John Hinton of London, Bookseller, Pursuer, against
Alexander Donaldson, &c. Edinburgh, 1774.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, On the Present State of the Nation.
Edinburgh, 1783.
A Letter to the People of Scotland, on the Alarming Attempt to infringe
the Articles of the Union, and introduce a Most Pernicious Innovation
by diminishing the number of the Lords of Session. 1785.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.
1785. 3rd edn. 1786. Ed. Croker, J. W. , 1831, etc. ; ed. Carruthers, R. ,
1851; ed. Fitzgerald, Percy, 1874; ed. Napier, A. , 1884; ed. Hill, G. B. ,
1887. See, also, The Life of Johnson, post.
A Conversation between His Most Sacred Majesty George III and Samuel
Johnson, LL. D. Illustrated with Observations. 1790.
The Celebrated Letter from Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , to Philip Dormer
Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; Now first published, With Notes. 1790.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an account of his
## p. 478 (#504) ############################################
478
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а
studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his
epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons;
and various original pieces of his composition, never before published.
The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great-
Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. 2 vols.
Dilly. 1791. 2nd edn, revised and augmented. 3 vols. 1793. 3rd, revised
and augmented [edited by Malone, Edmond). 4 vols. 1799.
4 . . Ed.
Chalmers, Alex. 4 vols. 1822. (Ed. Walesby, F. P. , of Wadham College. ]
4 vols. Oxford, 1826. Ed. Croker, J. W. 5 vols. 1831; 2nd edn, ed. by
Wright, J. 10 vols. 1850. Ed. Carruthers, R. 4 vols. 1851-2. Ed. Fitz-
gerald, P. 3 vols. 1874. Reissued with a bibliography of Boswell's Life
by Tedder, H. R. 1888. Ed. Napier, A. 5 vols. 1884; also 6 vols.
1884. Ed. Morley, Henry. 5 vols. 1885. Ed. Hill, G. B. 6 vols.
1887. Ed. Morris, M. 1 vol. (Globe edn. ) 1893. Ed. Birrell, A.
6 vols. 1896. Ed. Glover, A. , with introduction by Dobson, Austin.
3 vols. 1901. Ed. Ingpen, R. (with many illustrations). 1907.
[The later editions include the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides.
For further details see the bibliography by Tedder, H. R. , in P. Fitz-
gerald's edition, 1888. ]
The Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition of Mr
Boswell's Life of Dr Johnson. 1793.
No Abolition of Slavery; or the Universal Empire of Love: a Poem. 1791.
[Anon. ]
Songs in the Jnsticiary Opera, Composed fifty years ago, By C-M-
and B-, I. C. C. Auchinleck, 1816.
[‘Those that are here preserved are given from memory. Advertise-
ment. ]
Privately printed for Sir Alexander Boswell; included in Maidment's
Court of Session Garland, 1839 etc.
Letters of James Boswell, addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple. Now first
published from the original MSS. With an introduction and notes [by
Francis, Philip). 1857.
with an introduction by Seccombe, T. 1908.
Boswelliana. The Commonplace Book of James Boswell. With a memoir
and annotations by the Rev. Charles Rogers . . . and introductory remarks
by . . . Lord Houghton. Printed for the Grampian Club. 1874.
[A selection limited to 'anecdotes personal to the writer' had been
contributed by Milnes, R. M. , afterwards Lord Houghton, to the Mis-
cellanies of the Philobiblon Society, vol. 11, 1855-6. ]
Wrongly attributed to Boswell
The Speeches, Arguments, and Determinations of The Lords of Council and
Session in Scotland, upon [the Douglas Cause). With an Introductory
Preface. By a Barrister at Law. Almon. 1767.
[Attributed to Boswell in Halkett and Laing. ]
A Letter to Robert Macqueen Lord Braxfield, on his promotion to be one of
the Judges of the High Court of Justiciary. Edinburgh, 1780.
[Attributed to Boswell in the Bodleian Catalogue. ]
B. Contributions to Periodicals
The Scots Magazine.
Verses on the equestrian statue of King Charles II in the Parliament close,
being painted white. September 1767.
## p. 479 (#505) ############################################
Chapter VIII
479
Prologue at the opening of the Theatre-Royal in Edinburgh. November
1767.
Memorial in behalf of the Corsicans. December 1768.
[The numbers for June, July, August 1768 contain correspondence
between the Hon.
Miss Primerose and the author of the Essence of the
Douglas Cause reprinted from the Edinburgh Courant. ]
The London Magazine.
Memorial in Behalf of the Corsicans. December 1768.
A Letter from James Boswell, Esq. , on Shakespeare's Jubilee at Stratford-
upon-Avon: An Account of the Armed Corsican Chief at the Masquerade,
followed by Boswell's poem. September 1769. Pp. 451-6.
On the Profession of a Player. August, September, October 1770.
Letter, with an unpublished song by Goldsmith, intended to have been sung
in She Stoops to Conquer. June 1774.
The Hypochondriack. Seventy numbers, from October 1777 to August
1783.
(? ) The Story of Mr Levet. Signed S. Y. September 1783.
(? ) Memoirs of Mrs Anne Williams. Signed B. December 1783.
The Gentleman's Magazine.
Two Letters in reply to criticisms on the Journal. April 1786.
Ode to Mr Charles Dilly. April 1791 (of. June, p. 564).
Letters in reply to Miss Anna Seward. November 1793, January 1794.
(He was preparing a reply to Samuel Parr shortly before his death.
June 1795, p. 525. ]
The European Magazine.
Memoirs of James Boswell, Esq. May, June 1791.
The Edinburgh Courant.
Correspondence on the Douglas Cause, reprinted in the Scots Magazine for
June, July, August 1768.
The Public Advertiser.
Letter, with 'a genuine copy of the Theatre-Royal Prologue. 12 January
1768.
[In this letter Boswell is an old correspondent. ']
The St James's Chronicle.
Letter on Hackman, the murderer. 17 April 1779. [See Notes and Queries,
September 1863, p. 232. ]
C. Contemporary Criticism (apart from Reviews in Periodicals)
An Epistle to James Boswell, Esq. , occasioned by his having transmitted the
moral writings of Dr Samuel Johnson to Pascal Paoli. By W. K[en-
rick). 1768.
A Poetical and Congratulatory Epistle to James Boswell, Esq. , on his
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. By Peter Pindar. 1786.
Picturesque Beauties of Boswell—twenty caricatures in illustration of
Boswell's Journal. [By Collings and Rowlandson. ] 1786.
Remarks on the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. In a Letter to James
Boswell, Esq. [Signed Verax. ] [7 1786. ]
A Defence of Mr Boswell's Journal, in a Letter to the Author of the
Remarks. 1786.
The Remarker Remarked; or, a Parody on the Letter to Mr Boswell, on his
Tour, etc. 1786.
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A Letter to James Boswell, Esq. With some Remarks on Johnson's
Dictionary, and on Language, etc. 1792.
D. Later Biography and Criticism
[See, also, ante, JOHNSON, secs. E, F, G. ]
Biographicus [Temple, J. W. ? ). Letter. The Gentleman's Magazine,
August 1795.
C. [Courtenay, J. ? ). Letter. The Gentleman's Magazine. June 1795.
Carlyle, Thomas. Essay on Boswell's Life of Johnson in Fraser's Magazine.
May 1832.
Fitzgerald, Percy. Life of James Boswell. 2 vols. 1891.
Forbes, Sir William. Life of Beattie. 1806.
Green, M. Letter. The Gentleman's Magazine. June 1795.
Henley, W. E. Views and Reviews. 1902.
Hill, G. Birkbeck. Boswell's Proof Sheets, in Johnson Club Papers. 1899.
Holcroft, Thomas. Memoirs. 3 vols. 1816.
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Leask, W. Keith. James Boswell. (Famous Scots Series. ) 1897.
Macaulay, Lord. Essay on Boswell's Life of Johnson. The Edinburgh
Review. September 1831.
Mallory, George. Boswell the Biographer. 1912.
Malone, Edmond. Letter. The Gentleman's Magazine. June 1795.
Nichols, John. Literary Anecdotes. 9 vols. 1812–15.
Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century. 8 vols.
1817-58.
R. , J. B. Memoirs of Boswell. The Gentleman's Magazine, June 1795.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie. Art. on Boswell in D. of N. B. vol. 11. 1886.
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(Included in A Miscellany by Whyte, S. and E. A. , 1799; reissued as
Miscellanea Nova, 1800 and 1801. )
CHAPTER IX
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
I. COLLECTED WORKS
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B. Compiled for Bishop
Percy, and edited by Rose, Samuel. 4 vols. 1801. (Includes the so-
called Percy memoir, and unpublished prologues to She Stoops to
Conquer. ) In the 4th edn, 1820, was first printed the oratorio The Cap-
tivity, afterwards issued separately in 1837.
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Ed. Prior, James. 4 vols.
1837. (Contains a variety of piece now first collected. ')
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. (Murray's British Classics. ) Ed. Cunning-
ham, Peter. 4 vols. 1854. (First printed translation of Vida's Game of
Chess. )
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The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. With memoir by Spalding, William.
1858.
