Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy by Mark Noble, with annotations, of his sister's diary of their tour through Derby and Stafford, recording their impressions of the counties' great houses and churches; and relating anecdotes and historical notes about the inhabitants, the churches and monuments, local legends and superstitions. She explores the town of Ashborne and Ashborne School, while a guest at Sandy Brook, the home of a Mrs. Gisborne; reminiscenses about Dr. Taylor and Dr. Johnson, and the students of Taylor's including the brother of the antiquarian Thomas Astle. In the chapel at Ashbourne Hall, she examines a monument Sir Brook Boothby had erected there in memory of his daughter Penelope and deplores his harsh treatment of his wife, said to have been a dwarf. In Derby, she passes by Sir Michael Gresley's seat, and relates details of their difficult relationship. She praises the furniture at Ilam Hall; visits John Gisborne's mansion at Sudbury; writes approvingly of his character; and concludes her narrative with a description of his wife and children. They visit Lichfield Cathedral and write about the monuments and renovations
Description:
Mrs. Sarah Chattock was the sister of the antiquarian Rev. Mark Noble (1754-1827)., In English., Binding: marbled paper. Written on front cover: Mrs. S. Chattock's Tour through Derby & Stafford Shires with note by her brother the Rev. Mark Noble., and For further infromation, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Derbyshire., Staffordshire., England., Derbyshire (England), and Staffordshire (England)
Subject (Name):
Ashbourne Hall (Ashbourne, England), Boothby, Brooke, 1743-1824., Bertram, Saint., Camden, William, 1551-1623. Britannia., Cokayne family., Chattock, Sarah., Greene, Richard, 1716-1793., Gisborne family., Gisborne, J. 1770-1851 (John),, Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846., Gresley family., Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587, Laporte family., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Noble, Mark, 1754-1827., Taylor, John, 1711-1788., Ashbourne (England), Ilam Hall (Staffordshire, England), Lichfield Cathedral., and Sudbury Hall (England)
Subject (Topic):
Description and travel, Architecture, Domestic, Gentry, Conduct of life, Monuments, Sepulchral monuments, Travelers' writings, English, and Social life and customs
Manuscript, in Jephson's hand, of a parody of Johnson's A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Using florid language throughout, the author explains his satiety with Dublin and determines to explore the countryside. Traveling with Dean Marlay, Mrs Greville and Mrs Jephson, he complains about the unsightly mendicants who mar the scenery; sings, along with his companions, the Beggar's Opera to pass the time; and runs over "pigs and children who were lying together in the middle of the highway." At Celbridge, he praises the landscape, estate, and the appearance of its owner, Colonel Marlay. The essay concludes with a description of the narrator's fall into the Liffey, and his rescue by catching hold of a passing cow and Horace Walpole has filled in Johnson's name and added "By Richard Jephson, Esqre" underneath the title
Description:
Robert Jephson (1736-1803), playwright and parodist, was born in Dublin. His first play, Braganza, was performed in 1775, with an epilogue by Horace Walpole. His most commercially successful play, performed 37 times between 1781 and 1798, was The Count of Narbonne, based on Walpole's Castle of Otranto as well as Walpole's play, Mysterious Mother. In addition to other plays, Jephson also wrote numerous parodic pieces, including a series in the government newspaper The Mercury under the title "The Bachelor." He parodied the style of the printer George Faulkner and criticized Charles Townshend's enemies in An Epistle to Gorges Edmund Howard (1771); wrote Extempore Ludicrous Miltonic Verses(1788); and wrote a prose piece titled Confessions of James Baptiste Couteau (1794), a satirical parody of revolutionary politics., In English., Title from first page., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland., Celbridge (Ireland), and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732., Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Marlay, Richard, d. 1802., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, Parodies, English, Poverty, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
Edited by Edmond Malone. and v.1. Advertisement -- Additional observations -- Venus and Adonis -- Rape of Lucree -- Sonnets -- The passionate pilgrim -- A lover's complaint. v.2. Pericles -- Locrine -- Sir John Oldcastle -- Lord Cromwell -- The London prodigal -- The Puritan -- The Yorkshire tragedy -- Appendix.
Publisher:
C. Bathurst ...,
Subject (Name):
Donegall, Arthur Chichester,--Marquis of,--1739-1799--Bookplate, F, C--Stamp, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812., Steevens, George, 1736-1800., and Wilson, Walter Wilson,--Sir,--1875-1959--Autograph; and bookplate (v.2)
BEIN Im J637 W787: With "End of first volume" on p. 602 and "Vol. I" at foot of first leaf of each quire. Uncut, in original boards, spine missing., BEIN Osborn pc238: 21 cm. With "Finis" on p. 602 and no volume indictors. "Fac similies of Dr. Johnson's hand writing"--folded leaf after errata. Ms. notes throughout., BEIN 2004 252: 22 cm. With "Finis" on p. 602 and no volume indictors. Armorial bookplate: Barne., Errata on p. [16] at end., Signatures: [A]²(-A1) B⁸(±B4) C⁸(±C2,3) D⁸(±D1) E-L⁸ M⁸(±M5) N-R⁸ S⁸(±S7) T⁸(±2) U⁸ X⁸(±X4) Y⁸(±Y1,4,6) Z-2B⁸ 2C⁸(±2c4) 2D-2F⁸ 2G⁸(±2G7) 2H-2I⁸ 2K⁸(±2K8) 2L⁸(±2L1,8) 2M⁸ 2N⁸(±2N3) 2O⁸ 2P⁸(±2P1) 2Q⁴ 2R²(-2R2) 2S⁸., and Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Buckland, J. Rivington and sons, T. Payne and Sons ...
ELIZ +06: This copy of the variation with misprint "gve" in vol.1, p. 135, line 10; and vol. 2, p. 29-30 and 301-302 in cancelled state. Bookplates of Chauncey Brewster Tinker and A. Edward Newton. Autograph of Dora Stratton., BEIN 1982 +140: In this copy "Advertisement" p. [ix]-xii of v. 1 misbound after t.p. of v. 2. This copy of the variation with misprint "gve" in vol. 1, p. 135, line 10, p. 271-272 in cancelled state; and vol. 2, p. 29-30, 301-302, and 353-354 in cancelled state. Autograph of Oldfield Bowles., BEIN Im J637 +W791 copy 1, 2 & 4: This copy of variation with the misprint "gve" in v. 1, p. 135, line 10. Vol. 2, p. 29-30 and 301-302, in cancelled state., BEIN Tinker +339: Bookplate of Chauncey Brewster Tinker. Presentation inscription to William Scott, Baron Stowell, from James Boswell., BEIN Tinker +338: Variant copy, with the correct "give" in v. 1, p. 135, line 10. Vol. 2, p. 29-30 and 301-302, in uncancelled state. Bookplates of Chauncey Brewster Tinker and Jessie F. Hay. Autograph of Samuel Yate and R.B. Price., BEIN Tinker +340: Bookplates of Chauncey Brewster Tinker and Ganson Goodyear Depew., BEIN Im J637 +W791 copy 4A: Proof of the engraving by James Heath of the Reynolds' 1756 portrait of Johnson (frontispiece in v. 1) in earliest known state., BEIN 2005 +244: 30 cm. With the correct "give" in v. 1, p. 135, line 10.; p. 271-272 in uncancelled state; and vol. 2, p. 29-30, 301-302, and 353-354 in uncancelled state. Original blue boards. Unidentified armorial bookplate. Armorial bookplate: Frederici Locker., and BEIN 2023 +1: This copy of the variation with the misprint "gve" in vol. 1, p. 135, line 10, and p. 271-2 and 273-4 in cancelled state; and vol. 2, p. 29-30, 287-8, 353-4, and 395-6 in cancelled state. Bookplate of Philip W. Pillsbury. Binder's stamp on front endpaper. Autograph letter, signed, of Samuel Johnson to Hester Thrale removed, housed, and classed separately as BrSides Box 2023 76.
Publisher:
Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry
Title devised by cataloger., Artist and date from local card catalog record., and One drawing from a series of five watercolors illustrating scenes from Samuel Johnson's The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.
Title devised by cataloger., Artist and date from local card catalog record., and One drawing from a series of five watercolors illustrating scenes from Samuel Johnson's The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.
Title devised by cataloger., Artist and date from local card catalog record., and One drawing from a series of five watercolors illustrating scenes from Samuel Johnson's The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.
Title devised by cataloger., Artist and date from local card catalog record., and One drawing from a series of five watercolors illustrating scenes from Samuel Johnson's The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.
Title devised by cataloger., Artist and date from local card catalog record., and One drawing from a series of five watercolors illustrating scenes from Samuel Johnson's The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.
