Noel Turner: Account of Dr. [Samuel] Johnson's Visit to Cambridge in 1765

This material is held atCambridge University Library

  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Add.3859
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1823 (Circa)
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume(s) 1 volume paper paper

Scope and Content

Noel Turner: Account of Dr. [Samuel] Johnson's Visit to Cambridge in 1765

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Formerly belonged to Col. F. R. C. Grant, and possibly presented by him.

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Bibliography

Turner's account was first printed in the New Monthly Magazine for Dec. 1818, and was reprinted in James Boswell's Life of Johnson, 2, pp. 330-41. This copy appears to be taken from the New Monthly Magazine.

Geographical Names

Cambridge