Johnsonian Gleanings, Vol. 6

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Excerpt from Johnsonian Gleanings, Vol. 6: The Doctor's Life, 1735-1940To Miss Hinckley warm thanks are due for permission to photograph and reproduce the three portraits that adorn this Part - portraits whose existence I should never have discovered except by the pursuit of vain genealogies.Part VII. Will contain the detailed histories of the Jervis and Porter families that are presented here but in brief narrative, and an elaborate map to illustrate Johnson's origins and his life down to 1740, with perhaps other matter. In Part VIII. It is intended to take up the story Of his life again after 1740.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.