The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley
The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley

Author: Robert Dodsley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-01-22

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9780521522083

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This fully annotated edition sheds much light on eighteenth-century British literary and publishing history.

An Imperial State at War
An Imperial State at War

Author: Lawrence Stone

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1134546025

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The study of eighteenth century history has been transformed by the writings of John Brewer, and most recently, with The Sinews of Power, he challenged the central concepts of British history. Brewer argues that the power of the British state increased dramatically when it was forced to pay the costs of war in defence of her growing empire. In An Imperial State at War, edited by Lawrence Stone (himself no stranger to controversy), the leading historians of the eighteenth century put the Brewer thesis under the spotlight. Like the Sinews of Power itself, this is a major advance in the study of Britain's first empire.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 20
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 20

Author: Samuel Johnson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2019-01-08

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 0300228287

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The next volume in the distinguished Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson comprises prefaces, proposals, dedications, appeals, and other works that Johnson wrote for friends and acquaintances. The English critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson was among the most influential figures of the eighteenth century. This twentieth and final volume of the Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson presents the author's occasional writings, including prefaces, proposals, dedications, introductions, book reviews, public letters, appeals, and school exercises. Notably, it includes the letters and addresses that Johnson wrote for the convicted clergyman William Dodd. Edited by O M Brack, Jr., and Robert DeMaria, Jr., this volume brings a treasure trove of Johnson's lesser-known writings to a contemporary audience.