Dr Gordon Turnbull was appointed our Patron in 2004. He followed in the distinguished footsteps of Dr David Fleeman and Mary, the Viscountess Eccles. Gordon heads The Boswell Project at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. I had the great pleasure of catching up with Gordon at the “Johnson at 300” conference at Pembroke in September last year.
Sadly, we record the death of Anne Calvert, a long-time member of the JSA, who died in December after a long illness. Anne joined the JSA in 1995, and made…
A visit to the National Gallery of Victoria has been arranged for JSA members on Sunday May 30 at, 2:15 pm, when a senior Gallery guide will give a detailed…
John Wiltshire. The Making of Dr Johnson, Helm Information, Great Britain, 2009
2009, Johnson’s tercentenary year, saw the publication of three biographies for the popular market. And one scholarly work on the making of biographies – our own John Wiltshire’s The Making of Dr Johnson. John’s book deals with the biographies, anecdotes, memoirs, pictures, and lampoons that have created our conception of the Great Cham. It’s the the story of how Samuel Johnson was made into Dr Johnson’. The book is also an implicit analysis of the craft of making biographies.
There will be some departures from the usual format for the JSA’s 2010 seminar on Saturday, July 24 with a more varied and entertaining program. In addition to three main…
Geoff Brand, a zoologist turned bookseller and literary connoisseur, has been co-opted to the committee of the JSA. Geoff, who holds a Doctorate in Zoology, specializing in marine biology, had…
Bryan Reid has been appointed the first Honorary Life Member of the JSA. At the 2009 AGM, newly-elected President Barrie Sheppard paid tribute to Bryan’s continuing contribution to the JSA…
Barrie Sheppard, the newly -elected President of the Johnson Society of Australia, has been one of our most active members since he joined the JSA in 1994. He has been…
Australian “living treasure” Dr Barry Jones attracted one of our largest audiences yet for a Fleeman Lecture, with many guests as well as members turning up in force for the…
Membership subscriptions for the Johnson Society of Australia can now be renewed through the PayPal online payment system.
This will be particularly useful for overseas members, but it will also make it quicker and more convenient for all members to get their subscriptions in on time.
