Author:John Arbuthnot
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| often called "Doctor Arbuthnot"; a central figure in the Scriblerus Club, as well as the earlier Brothers Club. His confidantes, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, John Gay, Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Thomas Parnell, wrote some of the most striking political verse and prose of the early 18th century, and Arbuthnot himself created the character of John Bull for his prose Law Is A Bottomless Pit |
Works[edit]
- Epitaph on Don Francisco
- His Virgilius Restauratus (c. 1727)
- The History of John Bull (1712)
- On the Art of Political Lying (c. 1710-1730)
- Reasons Offered Against Examining Drugs (1724)
- Testimonies Respecting the Character of Dr. Swift
Letters to Jonathan Swift[edit]
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 1 (June 12, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 2 (June 26, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 3 (July 10, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 4 (July 17, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 5 (July 24, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 6 (August 12, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 7 (October 19, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 8 (October 14, 1718)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 9 (December 11, 1718)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 10 (November 1723)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 11 (October 17, 1725)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 12 (April 5, 1726)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 13 (September 6, 1726)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 14 (November 8, 1726)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 15 (November 30, 1727)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 16 (March 19, 1729)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 17 (May 8, 1729)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 18 (June 9, 1729)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 19 (November 1730)
- Letter From Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 18 (December 5, 1732)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 20 (January 13, 1733)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Jonathan Swift - 21 (October 4, 1734)
Other Letters[edit]
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Charles Ford - 1 (October 19, 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Charles Ford - 2 (December 1714)
- Letter From John Arbuthnot to Charles Ford - 3 (December 1714)
Works about Arbuthnot[edit]
- “Arbuthnot, John,” in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- “Arbuthnot, John,” The New International Encyclopædia. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1905.
- “Arbuthnot, John,” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
- “Arbuthnot, John”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911
- “Arbuthnot, John, M.D.,” in A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen (1857, 2nd edition), ed. Thomas Thomson, Glasgow: Blackie and Son in 9 vols.
Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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