{"product_id":"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-paperback-9781108074049","title":"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 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108074049","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life and Errors of John Dunton, Citizen of London\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith the Lives and Characters of More Than a Thousand Contemporary Divines and Other Persons of Literary Eminence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis two-volume work, published in 1705 and reissued in its 1818 edition, contains an early example of English autobiographical writing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Dunton (Author), John Nichols (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108074049, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e454 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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 1 contains Dunton's autobiography, preceded by a short biography by Nichols.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMemoirs of the author\u003cbr\u003e John Dunton's life and errors\u003cbr\u003e 1. From his birth to his fifteenth year\u003cbr\u003e 2. An idea of a new life\u003cbr\u003e 3. Life and errors\u003cbr\u003e 4. Idea of a new life\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of bachelorship\u003cbr\u003e 6. Idea of a new life\u003cbr\u003e 7. Life and errors from the day of his marriage\u003cbr\u003e 8. Idea of a new life\u003cbr\u003e 9. Brief characters of some eminent persons\u003cbr\u003e 10. The after-thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266184597784,"sku":"9781108074049","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108074049i_8a38fc82-3daf-4301-848b-a7f9ec924b3b.jpg?v=1696751486","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/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-paperback-9781108074049","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}