The Tweedsmuir Lecture, named for John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfield, Governor-General of
Canada, 1935 - 1940, is the 'flagship' event of Ottawa Branch.
The 2010 Lecture, "Dr Samuel Johnson" will be delivered by John Young.
Date and time: Thursday, March 11th at 7 pm
Venue: Delta Hotel, Queen Street
Cost: $25 - refreshments will be served
Closing date for reservations: Monday, March 1st
Dr, Johnson (1709-1784), made lasting contributions to English literature as a
poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer.
Johnson has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in
English history" He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical
art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.
John Young is an Ottawa lawyer with a strong interest in literary matters and an equally strong reputation as
a raconteur. His Life of Samuel Johnson. may differ from Boswell's!
The Lecture is open to the Public and ESU Ottawa welcomes all guests, especially members
of Ottawa Literary Societies.
Please mail reservation requests to:
ESU Ottawa
Box 23079
Ottawa ON K2A 4E2
by the closing date.
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