Johnson Society of London

Programme October 2024– April 2025

Unless otherwise indicated, meetings take place at Charles Dickens Museum, and over Zoom.

Zoom links will be emailed to members a few days prior to each meeting.

12 October, 2:30 pm

Johnson as mentor of Charlotte Lennox

Dr Laura Blunsden (University of Liverpool)

Chair: Jane Darcy

16 November, 2:30 pm

Samuel Johnson, Tobias Smollett and the aesthetics of review

Dr Richard Jones (Open University)

Chair: Catherine Dille

14 December

The Annual Johnson Commemoration

2:00 pm, Westminster Abbey. A wreath will be laid on Johnson’s grave by Professor Freya Johnston.

3.30 pm, Dr Johnson’s House. Richard Thrale Memorial Lecture and reception (see separate booking form).

Johnson's community

Professor Freya Johnston (St Anne’s College, Oxford)

Chair: Michael Bundock

11 January 2023, 2:30 pm

Johnson’s Dictionary as a work of literature

Robert Plaskett (Dr Johnson’s House)

Chair: Lois Potter

8 February, 2:30 pm

Readings of or about Johnson by Society members

Chair: Lois Potter

Details of this meeting will be circulated in due course.

1.30 pm. Annual General Meeting

2.30 pm. The death writing of Hester Thrale Piozzi

Dr Sophie Coulombeau (York University)

Chair: Julian Currall

13 April, 2:30 pm

Johnsonian aether, impregnation, recorded talk

Professor Thomas Bonnell (Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame)

Chair: Michael Bundock

Note: this meeting will take place over Zoom.

A copy of the programme suitable for printing will be available soon.