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Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century 8 Volume Set: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons,

by John Nichols

Memoirs and letters illuminating eighteenth-century literary life

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Memoirs and letters illuminating eighteenth-century literary life

This eight-volume collection gathers biographical material on authors, publishers, and other notable figures connected with eighteenth-century literary culture. Its memoirs and original letters offer historical perspectives on a period when the novel, autobiography, and analytical history were taking shape. The project began under John Nichols and continued after his death, with the volumes appearing between 1817 and 1858. Figures represented include David Garrick, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Swift, Anna Seward, Dr Johnson, and James Boswell. Reissued alongside Nichols’ earlier *Literary Anecdotes*, the set serves as a substantial documentary resource for tracing literary lives and publishing history.

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  • Readers researching eighteenth-century authors, publishers, and literary culture
  • Researchers interested in memoirs and historical correspondence
  • Collectors of substantial scholarly reprint sets

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Eighteenth-century literary historyAuthors and publishersMemoir and correspondenceDevelopment of literary genres

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Book 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 the volumes are David Garrick, Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Joseph Banks, George Hardinge, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Swift, Anna Seward, Dr Johnson and James Boswell.
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