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CONTENTS.
An Author and his Readers.
vii
Publication of "The Inquiry."-At-
tacked by Griffiths' Review. - Ken-
rick, the literary Ishmaelite.-Period-
ical literature.- Goldsmith's essays.
-Garrick as a manager. - Smollett
and his schemes.- Change of lodg-
ings.-The Robin Hood club.. 133
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. ... 141
Oriental projects. - Literary jobs.-The Cherokee chiefs. - Merry
Islington and the White Conduit House.-Letters on the His-
tory of England. - James Boswell. - Dinner of Davies. - Anec-
dotes of Johnson and Goldsmith.
CHAPTER XIV.
149
Hogarth a visitor at Islington-his character. Street studies. - Sympathies between
authors and painters. Sir Joshua Reynolds-his character-his dinners. The
Literary Club-its members.-Johnson's revels with Lanky and Beau.- Goldsmith
at the club.
159
CHAPTER XV.
Johnson a monitor to Goldsmith-finds him in distress with his landlady-relieved by
the Vicar of Wakefield. - The oratorio.- Poem of the Traveller. The poet and his
dog. Success of the poem.-Astonishment of the club. Observations on the
poem.
171
Goldsmith and the Booksellers.
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.- Gosford and Lord Clare.-Publication of
Essays. Evils of a rising reputation. Hangers-on.-
Job Writing-Goody Two-shoes.- A medical campaign.
Mrs. Sidebotham. 178
Publication of the Vicar of Wakefield-opinions concerning
it-of Dr. Johnson-of Rogers the poet-of Goethe-its mer-
its.Exquisite extract.-Attack by Kenrick. - Reply.
Book building.-Project of a comedy..
Social position of Goldsmith-his colloquial contests with
Johnson.-Anecdotes and illustrations.
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.
The great Cham of literature and the King. Scene at Sir
Joshua Reynolds'.- Goldsmith accused of jealousy.-Ne-
gotiations with Garrick. The author and the actor-their
correspondence. . 213
More hack authorship.-Tom Davies and the Roman His-
tory.-Canonbury Castle.-Political authorship. - Pecu-
niary temptation.- Death of Newbery the elder..
221
CHAPTER XXII.
Theatrical maneuvering. The comedy of "False Delicacy."- First performance of the
"Good-natured Man."- Conduct of Johnson.- Conduct of the author.-Intermeddling
of the press.
226
Burning the candle at both ends. - Fine apartments.- Fine furniture.-
Fine clothes.-Fine acquaintances. - Shoemaker's holiday and jolly-
pigeon associates. Peter Barlow, Glover, and the Hampstead hoax.-
Poor friends among great acquaintances.
233
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. 240
CHAPTER XXV.
Dinner at Bickerstaff's. - Hiffernan and his impecuniosity. - Kenrick'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..
245
CHAPTER XXVI.
Goldsmith in the Temple. -Judge Day and Grattan.- Labor and dissipa-
tion. Publication of the Roman History.- Opinions of it. - History of
Animated Nature. - Temple rookery.-Anecdotes of a spider. 253
CHAPTER XXVII.
Honors at the Royal Academy.- Letter to his brother Maurice. - Family
fortunes. Jane Contarine and the miniature. - Portraits and engravings.
-School associations. -Johnson and Goldsmith at Westminster Ab-
bey..
264
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Publication of the Deserted Village-notices and illustrations of it.
CHAPTER XXIX.
271
The poet among the ladies-description of his person and manners.- Expe-
dition to Paris with the Horneck family.- -The traveller of twenty and the
traveller of forty.- Hickey, the special attorney. - An unlucky ex-
ploit.
279
CHAPTER XXX.
Death of Goldsmith's mother. - Biography of Parnell. Agreement with
Davies for the History of Rome.-Life of Bolingbroke. The haunch of
venison.
291