Archive for November 6th, 2009
A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy
Friday, November 6th, 2009A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy
The Morgan Library and Museum
225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street
New York, NY
6 November 2009 – 14 March 2010
A new exhibition featuring the life and work of Jane Austen opens in New York today.
From the Morgan Library website:
This exhibition explores the life, work, and legacy of Jane Austen (1775–1817), [...]
Samuel Johnson and the Book Trade
Friday, November 6th, 2009Samuel Johnson and the Book Trade
Wednesday 25 November 2009, 7pm (door open 6:15pm)
‘I was bred a Bookseller, and have not forgotten my trade’ : An illustrated lecture by Margaret Willes
Dr Johnson was probably the leading man of letters in 18th-century Britain. But his connection with the book trade and publishing was not only as [...]