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James Boswell (b. 1740, d. 1795), 1907. James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740-1795), was a Scottish biographer and diarist, born in Edinburgh

John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (b. 1648, d. 1680), 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Henry Thrale (d. 1781), 1907. Henry Thrale (1724/1730?-1781), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1780. He was a close friend of Samuel Johnson

Signor Vestris, 1907. Marie-Jean-Augustin Vestris, known as Auguste Vestris (1760-1842), was a French dancer. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd

James Thomson (b. 1700, d. 1748), 1907. James Thomson (1700-1748), was a British poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of Rule

Johnsons Residence at Brightelmstone, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

A facsimile of the plate in the first edition of Boswells Life of Johnson, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Oliver Goldsmith, 1907. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol

Goldsmiths Monument in the Temple, 1907. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield

A View of the King and Queens Baths and the Great Pump Room at Bath, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

St. Mildreds Church, and the Poultry, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

The Pelican Inn, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

The Crown and Anchor Tavern, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Anna Williams (b. 1706, d. 1783), 1907. Anna Williams (1706-1783), was a poet. She was a close companion of the writer Samuel Johnson. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell

Thomas Flatman (b. 1637, d. 1688), 1907. Thomas Flatman (1635-1688) was an English poet and miniature painter. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell

Arthur Murphy (b. 1727, d. 1805), 1907. Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), also known by the pseudonym Charles Ranger, was an Irish writer. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell

The West End of St. Pauls Cathedral from Ludgate Street (Ludgate Hill), 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

John Ellis (b. 1698 d. 1791), 1907. Deputy John Ellis of Broad Street Ward holding a book, 1792. John Ellis served as an active member of the Corporation of London from 1750 to 1790

Mrs. Thrale (Afterwards Piozzi) (b. 1741, d. 1821), 1907. Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage becoming Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821)

Mrs. Lucy Porter (b. 1716, d. 1786), 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Anna Seward (b. 1747, d. 1809), 1907
Anna Seward (b.1747, d. 1809), 1907. Anna Seward (1742-1809), English writer and poet known as the Swan of Lichfield. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell

Richard Greens Museum at Lichfield, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Edward Gibbon (b. 1737, d. 1794), 1907. Edward Gibbon FRS (1737-1794), was an English historian, writer and Member of Parliament

The Cheshire Cheese Tavern - Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, 1907. Artist: F
The Cheshire Cheese Tavern - Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Parlour of the Three Crowns Inn, Lichfield, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Edmund Hectors House: The Old Square, Birmingham, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Samuel Johnson, LL. D. 1907
Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Monument to Johnson, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Hester Lynch Piozzi (b. 1741, d. 1821), 1907. Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage becoming Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821) was a Welsh-born diarist, author

Horace Walpole (b. 1717, d. 1797), 1907. Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician

Bennet Langton (b. 1737- d. 1801), 1907. Bennet Langton (c.?1736-1801), was an English writer and a founding member of the Literary Club. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell

Samuel Johnson, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

The Ruins of Cowdray House, near Midhurst, Sussex, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

Dr. Thomas Barnard (b. 1728, d. 1806), 1907. Thomas Barnard (c.1726/28-1806) was an Anglican clergyman. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd

Charing Cross and Northumberland House, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]

William Seward, F. R. S. (b. 1747, d. 1799), 1907
William Seward, F.R.S. (b. 1747, d. 1799), 1907. William Seward (1747-1799), was an English man of letters, known for his collections of anecdotes. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol

Apollo, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Isaac Pitman, 19th century British inventor of a system of shorthand writing, 1900. Pitman (1813-1897) developed the most widely used system of shorthand, which is named after him

OFFICERS OF THE TITANIC, 1912. Standing, left-to-right: Herbert McElroy, Chief Purser; Charles Lightoller, Second Officer; Herbert Pitman, Third Officer; Joseph Boxhall, Fourth Officer; Harold Lowe

Sir Isaac Pitman, 1813

William D B Curry and Frederick I Pitman, rowers
William D B Curry and Frederick (Freddie) Islay Pitman (1863-1942), rowers. They both took part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race of 1884

Suffragette Annie Kenney Released Prisoners. Annie Kenney (1879-1953) at a reception in the Queens Hotel Bristol to welcome two released prisoners in March 1909

Mining landscape, 1521 (oil on panel)
XPH308466 Mining landscape, 1521 (oil on panel) by Hesse, Hans (1497-1521); St. Annenkirche, Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, Germany; (add.info)

Mining landscape, 1521 (oil on panel) (detail of 308463)
XPH308469 Mining landscape, 1521 (oil on panel) (detail of 308463) by Hesse, Hans (1497-1521); St. Annenkirche, Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony

ISaC PITMAN (1813-1897). English inventor of shorthand writing. Oil on canvas by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope

The Pitman: from George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814. The steam locomotive is the one built by Matthew Murray for John Blenkinsop

Colliery explosion near Accrington, North Lancashire, England, November 1883. Of the 110 men and boys below ground at the time, 30 men died

Sir Isaac Pitman, c. 1897
Photographic portrait of Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897), the English teacher and inventor of shorthand, pictured c.1897

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