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'''Charles Johnstone''' ({{circa|1719}}–1800) was |
'''Charles Johnstone''' ({{circa|1719}}–1800) was an 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== |
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Born at [[Carrigogunnel]], [[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"/> |
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==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, 1760–5. The first and second volumes had been written during a visit to the [[Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe]] in [[Devon]]. The book, a ''succes 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"/> |
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* ''The Reverie, or a Flight to the Paradise of Fools'', 2 vols. London, 1762. |
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* ''The History of Arbases, Prince of Betlis'', 2 vols. 1774. |
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* ''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. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
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*{{A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature}} |
*{{A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature}} |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 21:24, 4 April 2013
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
Born at Carrigogunnel, 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
Johnstone's major work, entitled Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea, and frequently reprinted, appeared in 4 vols., London, 1760–5. The first and second volumes had been written during a visit to the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe in Devon. The book, a succes 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 Arbases, 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.
See also
References
- 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
- ^ 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.