Acknowledgements Introduction 'Plagiarism': The Emergence of a Literary Concept Plagiarism, Authorial Fame and Proprietary Authorship Plagiarism and the Burden of Tradition in Dryden and Others Plagiarism and Sufficiency Pope and Plagiarism Johnson and the Lauder Affair The Plagiarism Allegation and the Female Author Plagiarism, Imitation and Originality Sterne: the Plagiarist as Genius Epilogue Bibliography Index