CONTENTS
OF
THE FIRST VOLUME
PAGE
- Origin and Materials of the Work[3]-[7]
- Object of the Introduction[7]
- Origin, Education, and Character of Thrale[7]-[11]
- Introduction of Johnson to the Thrales [11]-[14]
- Johnson's Habits at the Period[14]-[20]
- His Household[21]-[24]
- His Social Position[25]
- Society at Streatham[ 26]
- Blue Stocking Parties[ 27]-[28]
- Johnson's Fondness for Female Society [29]-[35]
- Nature of his Intimacy with Mrs. Thrale[35]
- His Verses to her[36]-[38]
- Her Age[39]-[40]
- Her Personal Appearance and Handwriting[41]-[42]
- Portraits of her[43]-[44]
- Boswell at Streatham[ 44]-[48]
- Her Behaviour to Johnson[48]
- Her Acquirements[49]-[52]
- Johnson's Estimate of her[53]-[57]
- Popular Estimate of her[58]
- Manners of her Time[59]
- Madame D'Arblay at Streatham[60]
- Her Account of Conversations there[61]-[67]
- Johnson's Politeness[ 68]
- Mrs. Thrale's Domestic Trials[69]-[70]
- Electioneering with Johnson[71]
- Thrale's Embarrassments, and Johnson's Advice[72]-[74]
- Johnson on Housekeeping and Dress[75]-[77]
- His Opinions on Marriage[78]
- Johnson in the Country[79]-[80]
- Johnson fond of riding in a Carriage, but a bad Traveller[80]-[81]
- His Want of Taste for Music or Painting[82]
- Tour in Wales[82]-[89]
- Tour in France[90]-[91]
- Baretti[91]-[99]
- Campbell's Diary[99]-[102]
- Mrs. Thrale's Account of her Quarrel with Baretti[103]-[108]
- His Account[108]
- Alleged Slight to Johnson[109]
- Miss Streatfield[110]-[122]
- Thrale's Infidelity[123]
- Madame D'Arblay as an Inmate[124]-[126]
- Dr. Burney[127]
- Mrs. Thrale canvassing Southwark[127]
- Attack by Rioters on the Brewhouse[128]
- Thrale's Illness and Winter in Grosvenor Square[129]-[131]
- Proposed Tour[131]-[132]
- Thrale's Death[132]-[136]
- His Will[137]
- Johnson as Executor[138]
- Her Management of the Brewery[139]-[140]
- Italian Translation[141]
- A strange Incident[142]
- Mrs. Montagu—Mr. Crutchley[143]-[144]
- Sale of the Brewery[144]-[147]
- Mrs. Thrale's Introduction to Piozzi[147]
- Scene with him at Dr. Burney's[148]-[151]
- Her early Impressions of him[152]-[153]
- Melancholy Reflections[154]
- Johnson's Regard for Thrale[155]-[156]
- Mrs. Thrale's and Johnson's Feelings towards each other[156]-[160]
- Johnson at Streatham after Thrale's Death[161]
- Piozzi—Verses to him[162]
- Johnson's Health[163]
- Self-Communings[164]
- Town Gossip[165]
- Verses on Pacchierotti[165]-[167]
- Fears for Johnson[167]
- Reports of her marrying again[167]-[168]
- Reasons for quitting Streatham[169]
- Resolution to quit approved by Johnson [169]-[170]
- Complaints of Johnson's Indifference[171]
- Piozzi—to marry or not to marry [172]-[175]
- Was Johnson driven out of Streatham[176]
- His Farewell to Streatham[177]-[178]
- His last Year there[179]-[185]
- Johnson and Mrs. Thrale at Brighton[186]-[188]
- Conflicting Feelings[ 189]
- Gives up Piozzi[190]-[191]
- Meditated Journey to Italy[192]
- Parting with Piozzi[193]-[195]
- Unkindness of Daughters[197]
- Position as regards Johnson[198]
- Objections to him as an Inmate[199]-[204]
- Parting with Piozzi[205]
- Verses to him on his Departure[206]
- Her undiminished Regard for Johnson proved by
- their Correspondence[ 207]-[214]
- Character of Daughters[212]
- Madame D'Arblay, Scene with Johnson[214]-[216]
- Lord Brougham's Commentary[216]
- Correspondence with Johnson[217]-[219]
- Recall of Piozzi[220]-[221]
- Trip to London[222]-[223]
- Verses to Piozzi on his Return[224]
- Journey with Daughters[225]
- Feelings on Piozzi's Return, and Marriage[226]
- Objections to her Second Marriage discussed[227]-[230]
- Correspondence with Madame D'Arblay on the Marriage[231]-[233]
- Objections of Daughters—Lady Keith[233]-[236]
- Correspondence with Johnson as to the Marriage[236]-[243]
- Baretti's Story of her alleged Deceit [243]-[247]
- Her uniform Kindness to Johnson[247]-[248]
- Johnson's Feelings and Conduct[249]-[251]
- Miss Wynn's Commonplace Book[251]-[253]
- Johnson's unfounded Objections to the Marriage and erroneous Impressions of Piozzi[254]-[255]
- Miss Seward's Account of his Loves[256]
- Misrepresentation and erroneous Theory of a Critic[257]-[260]
- Last Days and Death of Johnson[261]-[262]
- Lord Macaulay's Summary of Mrs. Piozzi's Treatment of Johnson[262]-[266]
- Life in Italy[266]-[269]
- Projected Work on Johnson[269]-[270]
- The Florence Miscellany[271]
- Correspondence with Cadell and Publication of the "Anecdotes"[272]-[274]
- Her alleged Inaccuracy, with Instances [274]-[285]
- H. Walpole[286]
- Peter Pindar[287]-[289]
- H. Walpole again[290]
- Hannah More[291]
- Marginal Notes on the "Anecdotes"[292]-[297]
- Extracts from Dr. Lort's Letters[297]-[299]
- Her Thoughts on her Return from Italy [299]-[302]
- Her Reception[303]-[306]
- Miss Seward's Impressions of her and Piozzi[307]
- Publication of the "Letters"[307]-[308]
- Opinions on them—Madame D'Arblay, Queen Charlotte,
Hannah More, and Miss Seward[309]-[314] - Baretti's libellous Attacks[314]
- Her Character of him on his Death[315]-[318]
- "The Sentimental Mother"[319]
- "Johnson's Ghost"[320]
- The Travel Book[321]
- Offer to Cadell[322]
- Publication of the Book and Criticisms—Walpole and Miss Seward[322]-[324]
- Mrs. Piozzi's Theory of Style[325]
- Attacked by Walpole and Gifford[326]-[327]
- The Preface[327]-[328]
- Extracts[329]-[335]
- Anecdote of Goldsmith[ 336]
- Publication of her "Synonyms"—Gifford's Attack[337]
- Extract[338]-[341]
- Remarks on the Appearance of Boswell's Life of Johnson[342]
- "Retrospection"[343]-[344]
- Moore's Anecdotes of her and Piozzi[344]-[345]
- Lord Lansdowne's Visit and Impressions [345]-[346]
- Adoption and Education of Piozzi's Nephew, afterwards Sir John Salusbury[347]-[350]
- Life in Wales[351]
- Character and Habits of Piozzi[352]-[353]
- Brynbella[354]
- Illness and Death of Piozzi[355]-[356]
- Miss Thrale's Marriage[358]
- The Conway Episode[357]-[361]
- Anecdotes[361]
- Celebration of her Eightieth Birthday [361]-[362]
- Her Death and Will[362]-[364]
- Madame D'Arblay's Parallel between Mrs. Piozzi and Madame de Staël[364]-[369]
- Character of Mrs. Piozzi, Moral and Intellectual[369]-[375]
AUTOBIOGRAPHY &c. OF MRS. PIOZZI
VOL. I