Letter


Book Description

Concerning his intention to produce a work called "A biographical history of the memorable clubs, societies ... of the last century ..."; the letter includes descriptions of famous people who would feature in the work.













Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century


Book Description

This eight-volume set, published 1817-58 by the Nichols family, is a sequel to John Nichols' Literary Anecdotes (1812-15), and provides a useful source of biographical material on authors and publishers at a time when many of the literary genres we now take for granted were first being developed.