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, [...]
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 [...]