The Life and Errors of John Dunton, Citizen of London

With the Lives and Characters of More Than a Thousand Contemporary Divines and Other Persons of Literary Eminence

By:

John Dunton

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries

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This two-volume work, originally published in 1705 and now reissued in John Nichols' edition of 1818, was one of the earliest examples of autobiographical writing in English. John Dunton (1659–1732), a highly eccentric bookseller and publisher, was also responsible for one of the first periodicals in London, the Athenian Gazette, which invited its readers to submit questions on any topic, to be answered by the Athenian Society, a group of learned men (in fact, Dunton himself and some cronies). However, he was not a practical businessman, and the death of his wife and his own illness led to poverty, and to hack-work for others. The Life and Errors was followed by pamphlets attacking those whom he blamed for his misfortunes. The work gives a fascinating picture of authors and the book trade in Restoration London. Volume 2 contains selections by Nichols from Dunton's works.

Release date NZ

April 24th, 2014

Author

John Dunton

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Edited by John Nichols

Pages

368

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries

Dimensions

140x216x21

ISBN-13

9781108074056

Product ID

22243695

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