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Programme 2006-2007
October 14th
London Coffee Houses in Johnson's DayProfessor Markman Ellis (Queen Mary, University of London)
November 18th
John Wesley, William Cowper and Samuel Johnson: Electricity in the EnlightenmentDr Nicholas Cambridge (Chairman, The Johnson Society of London)
December 16th
12.00. The Annual Commemoration at Westminster Abbey.A wreath will be laid on Dr Johnson's grave by John Sergeant.
12.45 for 1.00 pm at St Ermin's Hotel: the Society's annual lunch.
3.00 pm, St Ermin's Hotel
Dr Johnson: The First Spin-Doctor?
John Sergeant
January 13th 2007
An Account of a Journey to Ethiopia: The Mysterious Land of RasselasDr Ilse Vickers (Vice-Chairman, The Johnson Society of London)
February 10th
Shakespeare's Critics: Elizabeth Montagu, Samuel Johnson and VoltaireDr Elizabeth Eger (King's College, London)
March 10th
1.30. Annual General Meeting2.30. Slavery on Trial: The Somerset Case, 1772
Michael Bundock (Editor, The New Rambler)
April 14th
George Keate Esq: Friend of Johnson's Literary CircleSusan Bennett (formerly archivist, Royal Society of Arts)
Except in December, meetings take place at Wesley's Chapel, 49 City Road, London, EC1.
(Between Moorgate and Old Street (Exit 4) underground stations.) For a map and detailed directions, click here.
Unless otherwise indicated meetings commence at 2.30 pm.