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Student of Medicine.-Hocus-Pocus of a Boarding-House.-
Transformations of a Leg of Mutton.-The Mock Ghost.-
Sketches of Scotland.-Trials of Toadyism.-A Poet's Purse for
a Continental Tour...
CHAPTER V.
The Agreeable Fellow-Passengers.-Risks from Friends picked up by
the Wayside.-Sketches of Hull and the Dutch.-Shifts while a
poor Student at Leyden.-The Tulip-Speculation.-The Provi-
dent Fluto. Sojourn at Paris.-Sketch of Voltaire.—Travelling
Shifts of a Philosophic Vagabond..
CHAPTER VI.
Landing in England.—Shifts of a Man without Money.-The Pestle
and Mortar.-Theatricals in a Barn.-Launch upon London.—
A City Night-Scene.-Struggles with Penury.-Miseries of a
Tutor.-A Doctor in the Suburb.-Poor Practice and Second-
hand Finery.-A Tragedy in Embryo.-Project of the Written
Mountains.
CHAPTER VII.
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Life of a Pedagogue.-Kindness to Schoolboys.-Pertness in Return.
-Expensive Charities.-The Griffiths and the "Monthly Re-
view."-Toils of a Literary Hack.-Rupture with the Griffiths.. 99
CHAPTER VIII.
Newbery, of Picture-Book Memory.-How to keep up Appearances.—
Miseries of Authorship.-A poor Relation.-Letter to Hodson... 105
CHAPTER IX.
Hackney Authorship.-Thoughts of Literary Suicide.-Return to
Peckham.-Oriental Projects. - Literary Enterprise to raise
Funds.-Letter to Edward Wells; To Robert Bryanton.-Death
of Uncle Contarine.-Letter to Cousin Jane.....
114
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER X.
Oriental Appointment; and Disappointment.-Examination at the
College of Surgeons.-How to procure a Suit of Clothes.-Fresh
Disappointment.-A Tale of Distress.-The Suit of Clothes in
Pawn.-Punishment for doing an Act of Charity.-Gayeties of
Green-Arbor Court.-Letter to his Brother.-Life of Voltaire.-
Scroggins, an Attempt at mock-heroic Poetry...
CHAPTER XI.
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Publication of "The Inquiry.”-Attacked by Griffiths' Review.—
Kenrick the Literary Ishmaelite.-Periodical Literature.-Gold-
smith's Essays.-Garrick as a Manager. Smollett and his
Schemes.-Change of Lodgings.-The Robin Hood Club....... 145
CHAPTER XII.
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New Lodgings.-Visits of Ceremony.-Hangers-on.-Pilkington and
the White Mouse.-Introduction to Dr. Johnson.-Davies and
his Bookshop.-Pretty Mrs. Davies.-Foote and his Projects.-
Criticism of the Cudgel..
CHAPTER XIII.
Oriental Projects.-Literary Jobs.-The Cherokee Chiefs.-Merry
Islington and the White Conduit House.-Letters on the History
of England.-James Boswell.-Dinner of Davies.-Anecdotes of
Johnson and Goldsmith..
CHAPTER XIV.
Hogarth a Visitor at Islington; His Character.-Street Studies.-
Sympathies between Authors and Painters.-Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds; His Character; His Dinners.-The Literary Club; Its
Members.-Johnson's Revels with Lanky and Beau.-Gold-
smith at the Club.....
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CHAPTER XV.
Johnson a Monitor to Goldsmith; Finds him in Distress with his
Landlady; Relieved by the "Vicar of Wakefield."-The Ora-
torio.-Poem of the "Traveller."-The Poet and his Dog.-Suc-
cess of the Poem.-Astonishment at the Club.-Observations on
the Poem....
185
CHAPTER XVI.
New Lodgings.-Johnson's Compliment.-A Titled Patron.-The
Poet at Northumberland House.-His Independence of the Great.
-The Countess of Northumberland.-"Edwin and Angelina."
-Gosfield and Lord Clare.-Publication of Essays.-Evils of a
Rising Reputation.-Hangers-on.-Job-Writing.-"Goody Two-
shoes."—A Medical Campaign.--Mrs. Sidebotham....
CHAPTER XVII.
Publication of the "Vicar of Wakefield "; Opinions concerning it:
Of Dr. Johnson; Of Rogers the Poet; Of Goethe; Its Merits;
Exquisite Extract.-Attack by Kenrick.-Reply.-Book-Build-
ing.-Project of a Comedy....
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Social Position of Goldsmith; His Colloquial Contests with Johnson.
-Anecdotes and Illustrations......
CHAPTER XIX.
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Social Resorts.-The Shilling Whist-Club.-A Practical Joke.-The
Wednesday Club.-The "Tun of Man."-The Pig-Butcher.—
Tom King.-Hugh Kelly.—Glover and his Characteristics...... 224
CHAPTER XX.
The Great Cham of Literature and the King.-Scene at Sir Joshua
Reynolds's.-Goldsmith accused of Jealousy.--Negotiations with
Garrick. The Author and the Actor; Their Correspondence.... 230
CHAPTER XXI
More Hack-Authorship.-Tom Davies and the Roman History.-
Canonbury Castle.-Political Authorship.-Pecuniary Tempta
tion.-Death of Newbery the Elder...........
CHAPTER XXII.
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Theatrical Manoeuvring.-The Comedy of "False Delicacy.”—First
Performance of the "Good-natured Man."-Conduct of Johnson.
-Conduct of the Author.-Intermeddling of the Press......... 243
CHAPTER XXIII.
Burning the Candle at both Ends.-Fine Apartments.-Fine Furni-
ture.-Fine Clothes.-Fine Acquaintances.-Shoemaker's Holi-
day and Jolly-Pigeon Associates.-Peter Barlow, Glover, and the
Hampstead Hoax.-Poor Friends among Great Acquaintances.. 250
CHAPTER XXIV.
Reduced again to Book-Building. — Rural Retreat at Shoemaker's
Paradise.-Death of Henry Goldsmith; Tributes to his Memory
in the "Deserted Village".
CHAPTER XXV.
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Dinner at Bickerstaff's.-Hiffernan and his Impecuniosity. - Ken-
rick's Epigram.-Johnson's Consolation.-Goldsmith's Toilet.-
The Bloom-colored Coat.-New Acquaintances; The Hornecks.
-A Touch of Poetry and Passion.-The Jessamy Bride........ 262
CHAPTER XXVI.
Goldsmith in the Temple.-Judge Day and Grattan. - Labor and
Dissipation.-Publication of the Roman History.--Opinions of
it."History of Animated Nature."-Temple Rookery.-Anec-
dotes of a Spider....
270
CHAPTER XXVII.
Honors at the Royal Academy.-Letter to his Brother Maurice.—
Family Fortunes. -Jane Contarine and the Miniature.-Por-
traits and Engravings. — School Associations. -Johnson and
Goldsmith in Westminster Abbey......
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Publication of the "Deserted Village; " Notices and Illustrations
of it.....
CHAPTER XXIX.
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The Poet among the Ladies; Description of his Person and Man-
ners. Expedition to Paris with the Horneck Family. - The
Traveller of Twenty and the Traveller of Forty.-Hickey, the
Special Attorney.—An unlucky Exploit.....
CHAPTER XXX.
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with Davies for the History of Rome.-Life of Bolingbroke.—
The Haunch of Venison.
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CHAPTER XXXI.
Dinner at the Royal Academy.-The Rowley Controversy.-Horace
Walpole's Conduct to Chatterton.-Johnson at Redcliffe Church.
-Goldsmith's History of England. —Davies's Criticism.-Letter
to Bennet Langton .
CHAPTER XXXII.
Marriage of Little Comedy.-Goldsmith at Barton.-Practical Jokes
at the Expense of his Toilet.-Amusements at Barton.—Aquatic
Misadventure....
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