Wayne Jones

My Sam Johnson

Arts EN ↓ 31 episodes

Wayne talks about the bio he's written about 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson, My Sam Johnson: A Biography for General Readers , to be published in fall 2023. More info at MySamJohnson.com.

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Author

Wayne Jones

Episodes

General: "Publick; Comprising the Whole" 14.05.2021 2:55

Wayne discusses Sam Johnson's writing style and his plans to try to encourage more reading of Johnson in the biography that he's writing.

Sam's Thoughts and Prayers 07.05.2021 2:51

Examples of a couple of Sam's prayers and how they illustrate his character and mindset.

Sam Gets Married and Looks for a Job 29.04.2021 2:59

Sam gets married in 1735 to a widow named Elizabeth ("Tetty") Jervis, and for a year or so they try to get him set up as a teacher.

In Terms of "In Terms Of" 21.04.2021 2:59

Wayne consults Sam Johnson's dictionary, published in 1755, to see if it contains a definition or a use of the phrase "in terms of" as we use it today – and ends with a brief summary of the state of digitization of this dictionary.

Sam and the Ossian Fraud 15.04.2021 2:59

Sam defends himself against a fraud poet who claimed that he (the poet) had translated the poems of a 3rd-century poet named Ossian. Sam said they were fakes – and they did turn out to be so.

Sam and Editing 08.04.2021 3:00