Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785
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Name (Latin)
Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785
Other forms of name
Davice, Thomas, 1713-1785
Davies, T. (Thomas), 1713-1785
Date of birth
1713
Date of death
1785-09-13
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His A catalogue of several libraries and parcels of books, 1768:
- LC in RLIN, 3/27/85
- Oxford DNB, Dec. 23, 2008
- Thomas Davies--acor and bookseller--ar James Boswell--a guide, viewed Dec. 23, 2008
- Thomas Davies biography summary, viewed Dec. 23, 2008
- Wikipedia, Dec. 23, 2008
- English poetry 1579-1830: Spenser and the tradition, viewed Dec. 23, 2008
- Fax, May 14, 2009
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Thomas Davies Schiavonetti
Luigi Schiavonetti
/ After Thomas Hickey
, Public domain
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File:Thomas Davies Schiavonetti.jpg
Luigi Schiavonetti
/ After Thomas Hickey
, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Thomas Davies (c. 1713 – 1785) was a Scottish bookseller and author. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and was for some years on the stage; but having been ridiculed by Churchill in The Rosciad he gave up acting and opened a bookshop in Covent Garden. It was here that in 1763 he introduced Boswell to Dr. Johnson, who was his close friend and to whom he dedicated his edition of the works of Massinger. He wrote a successful Life of Garrick (1780), which passed through four editions, and Dramatic Miscellanies (three volumes, 1783–4).
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