221k views
1 vote
Why was Samuel Johnson unhappy with Lord Chesterfield?

A. Lord Chesterfield had written unfavorable reviews of Samuel Johnson's work.
B. Lord Chesterfield had written a competing dictionary after promising that he would not do so.
C. Lord Chesterfield was behaving as if he had been a valuable patron of Samuel Johnson.
D. Lord Chesterfield refused to publish Samuel Johnson's dictionary without a sizable advance payment.

Wasn't paying attention. RIp

User Bilak
by
7.7k points

2 Answers

3 votes
A. That's more likely the answer for this question
User Jeff Brady
by
7.2k points
2 votes
The answer is choice C.
User GregB
by
7.9k points