Johnsonian Miscellanies Vol 1 Of 2 Classic Reprint

Author : George Birkbeck Norman Hill
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266582724
Total Pages : 508 pages
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Download or read book Johnsonian Miscellanies, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by George Birkbeck Norman Hill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Johnsonian Miscellanies, Vol. 1 of 2 In such a variety of material as is comprised in these two volumes, where much the same ground is frequently travelled over by different writers, I have found it difficult to exclude idle repetitions. Wherever there are two original authorities for the same anecdote, repetition may not only be justifiable, but even necessary. In many cases, however, one writer borrows from another without owning the Obligation. William Seward, for instance, who knew Johnson well, from whose Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons and Bz'ogmp/tiona I have quoted, had taken not a few passages from Mrs. Piozzi's Anecdotes without the change of a Single word. Some of these thefts I only discovered in correcting the proof-sheets. It might be thought that plagiarism such as this would be easily detected by one who was so familiar with the subject. It was this very familiarity which made detection difficult. Every anecdote I had long known so well that frequently I could not be sure whether I was not for the second time including in my selection what had been included before. The imperfections of such a piece of work as this are often more clearly seen by the editor than even by the most sharp sighted reviewer. They are discovered too late for correction, but not for criticism. Were the whole book in type at the same time, and were the cost of correction of no moment, what improvements could be made! I have never yet finished an index without wishing that by the help of it I could at once re-edit my own editing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.