http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/ A mailing list dedicated to the inimitable Dr. Johnson Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:20:54 GMT Stephanie Pickford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1018 We do hope you will be able to attend our first lecture of 2010... _____ Thursday 18 February 2010, 7pm Melancholic Johnson A lecture by Dr Jane Darcy Boswell Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:23:48 GMT JessicaS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1017 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1017 This was an interesting review. Made me want to go out and get the book. Nice picture as well. It has always struck me funny that people forget that language Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:48:00 GMT lynch_frank http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1016 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1016 Headline: "This Is English, Rules Are Optional" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/01/books/01book.html?hpw Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:05:57 GMT lynch_frank http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1015 The New York Review of Books' caricaturist David Levine died yesterday, at age 83. His illustrations were such a huge part of the NYRB, it's difficult to Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:09:15 GMT Stephanie Pickford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1014 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1014 2009 has been a super year of celebration at Dr Johnson's House, as we have marked 300 years since Johnson's birth. Next year's events programme promises to Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:26:04 GMT Jean Prince http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1013 I haven't read Prof. Nokes' book yet. I have read a review online in the NY Times and in several British newspapers and in the Literary Review online. The Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:53:44 GMT walterjwatson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1012 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1012 I have noticed a new Johnson biography on the bookstore shelves. This latest work is by David Nokes, earlier a biographer of Jonathan Swift and Jane Austen. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:03:02 GMT lynch_frank http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1011 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1011 Not reading any Johnson right now; just finished Eric Alterman's "When Presidents Lie," about the unintended consequences of deceit. Quite good, but could Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:36:06 GMT M J (Mike) Logsdon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1010 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1010 Please don't let my tongue in cheek comment offend. I was just funnin'. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:31:51 GMT jeprince@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1009 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1009 I know it was pretty trashy to write "ru". I don't think Dr Johnson would have liked it. Jean Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:27:01 GMT M J (Mike) Logsdon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1008 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1008 I'm curious what the good Dr would think of "ru" in the subject line? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:22:55 GMT Bryan Reid http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1007 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1007 Well, oddly enough, I've been riffling through The Rambler seeking out questions and answers for the Johnsonian Quiz I compile for the quarterly newsletter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:11:39 GMT jeprince@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1006 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1006 Hi fellow Johnsonians, May I ask what you are reading at the moment? I am reading Selected Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler. It was published in Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:03:10 GMT Stephanie Pickford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1005 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1005 Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December 2009, 7pm Back to Dr Johnson's... A one man performance by Ian Redford It was considered an honour to be invited back to Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:26:54 GMT lynch_frank http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1004 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Johnsonian/message/1004 Sometimes I wonder if he lacked emotional intelligence. It's not just the firebrand behaviors like talking for victory, but throwing someone across the room