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'''Charles Johnstone''' ({{circa|1719}}–1800) was an [[List of Irish novelists|Irish novelist]]. Prevented by [[deaf]]ness from practising at the Irish [[Bar association|Bar]], he went to India, where he was proprietor of a newspaper. He wrote one successful book, '' |
'''Charles Johnstone''' ({{circa|1719}}–1800) was an [[List of Irish novelists|Irish novelist]]. Prevented by [[deaf]]ness from practising at the Irish [[Bar association|Bar]], he went to India, where he was proprietor of a newspaper. He wrote one successful book, ''Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea'', a somewhat sombre satire. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Born at [[Carrigogunnell]], [[County Limerick]] about 1719, he was educated at [[Trinity College, Dublin]], but is not known to have taken a degree. He was [[called to the bar]], but extreme deafness prevented his practice except as a chamber lawyer, where he did not succeed. He began to write as a living.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Johnstone, Charles|volume=30}}</ref> |
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In May 1782 Johnstone sailed for India, with a dangerous shipwreck on the voyage. He found employment in writing for the Bengal newspaper press, under the signature of "Oneiropolos". He became in time joint proprietor of a journal, and prospered. He died at Calcutta about 1800.<ref name="DNB"/> |
In May 1782, Johnstone sailed for India, with a dangerous shipwreck on the voyage. He found employment in writing for the Bengal newspaper press, under the signature of "Oneiropolos". He became in time joint proprietor of a journal, and prospered. He died at Calcutta about 1800.<ref name="DNB"/> |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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Johnstone's major work, entitled ''Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea'', and frequently reprinted, appeared in 4 vols., London, |
Johnstone's major work, entitled ''Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea'', and frequently reprinted, appeared in 4 vols., London, 1760–65. The first and second volumes had been written during a visit to [[George Edgcumbe, 3rd Baron Edgcumbe]] in [[Devon]]. The book, a ''[[succès de scandale]]'', claimed to reveal political secrets, and to expose the profligacy of well-known public characters.<ref name="DNB"/> |
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Johnstone was also the author of:<ref name="DNB"/> |
Johnstone was also the author of:<ref name="DNB"/> |
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* ''The Reverie, or a Flight to the Paradise of Fools'', 2 vols. London, 1762. |
* ''The Reverie, or a Flight to the Paradise of Fools'', 2 vols. London, 1762. |
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* ''The History of |
* ''The History of Arsaces, Prince of Betlis'', 2 vols. 1774. |
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* ''The Pilgrim, or a Picture of Life'', 2 vols. 1775. |
* ''The Pilgrim, or a Picture of Life'', 2 vols. 1775. |
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* ''History of John Juniper, Esq., alias Juniper Jack'', 3 vols. 1781. |
* ''History of John Juniper, Esq., alias Juniper Jack'', 3 vols. 1781. |
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*{{Worldcat id|lccn-n50-39294}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 7 June 2023
Charles Johnstone (c. 1719–1800) was an Irish novelist. Prevented by deafness from practising at the Irish Bar, he went to India, where he was proprietor of a newspaper. He wrote one successful book, Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea, a somewhat sombre satire.
Life[edit]
Born at Carrigogunnell, County Limerick about 1719, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, but is not known to have taken a degree. He was called to the bar, but extreme deafness prevented his practice except as a chamber lawyer, where he did not succeed. He began to write as a living.[1]
In May 1782, Johnstone sailed for India, with a dangerous shipwreck on the voyage. He found employment in writing for the Bengal newspaper press, under the signature of "Oneiropolos". He became in time joint proprietor of a journal, and prospered. He died at Calcutta about 1800.[1]
Works[edit]
Johnstone's major work, entitled Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea, and frequently reprinted, appeared in 4 vols., London, 1760–65. The first and second volumes had been written during a visit to George Edgcumbe, 3rd Baron Edgcumbe in Devon. The book, a succès de scandale, claimed to reveal political secrets, and to expose the profligacy of well-known public characters.[1]
Johnstone was also the author of:[1]
- The Reverie, or a Flight to the Paradise of Fools, 2 vols. London, 1762.
- The History of Arsaces, Prince of Betlis, 2 vols. 1774.
- The Pilgrim, or a Picture of Life, 2 vols. 1775.
- History of John Juniper, Esq., alias Juniper Jack, 3 vols. 1781.
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References[edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Johnstone, Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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