A letter to the Reverend Mr. Douglas, occasioned by his vindication of Milton. To which are subjoin'd several curious original letters from the authors of the Universal history, Mr. Ainsworth, Mr. Maclaurin, &c. By William Lauder, A.M.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lauder, William, d. 1771.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.

Milton, John.

Douglas, John, 1721-1807. Milton vindicated from the charge of plagiarism.

Douglas, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24p. )

Other Title:

Letter to the Reverend Mr. Douglas,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Owen, at Homer's-Head near Temple-Bar, MDCCLI. [1751]

Notes:

Concerns the charges of fraud against Lauder, who had accused Milton of plagiarism in his 'Essay on Milton's use and imitation of the Moderns'. "[Samuel] Johnson dictated to the culprit [Lauder] a confession, published as 'A letter to the Reverend Mr. Douglas, occasioned by his Vindication of Milton' in which he acknowledged his fraud, but had the effrontery to append to it 'testimonies concerning Mr. Lauder' and a disingenuous postscript." (Courtney & Smith, A Bibliography of Samuel Johnson, p.37).

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T38357.

OCLC:

642586297