Harleian Miscellany

Harleian Miscellany

The Harleian Miscellany or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, And Entertaining Pamphlets And Tracts, as well In Manuscript As In Print, Found In The Late Earl Of Oxford's Library, Interspersed With Historical, Political, And Critical Notes, was a collection of material from the library of the Earl of Oxford collated and edited by Samuel Johnson between 1744 and 1753.


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