In this edition:

• The Fifth Fleeman Lecture
  Nick Hudson's brilliant performance
• The Christmas Party
  Yes, its on again!
• Johnsonians on the ABC
  "Sanitation in the World of Samuel Johnson"
• ABC broadcasts excerpts from Fleeman Lecture
  Johnson (and Swift) on Books and Writing
  
• Letter from Lady Eccles
  Our Patron reviews the JSA papers
• The joy of blunders
  Bronwyn Hickman turns up some amusing material in her researches
  
• Memorial to Fanny Burney
  More news of the Fanny Burney memorial
• Notes from the Western Idler
  More reports of the treasures from Yale
• More JSA publications for sale
  Clive Probyn's 1997 Lecture for sale, and more...
• A Johnsonian tour of England
  An invitation to tour the Johnsonian delights of England with John Byrne
• Review: A Beginner's Guide to the Great Cham
  Reviewed By Paul Tankard
• This month's quiz
  Monthly quiz No. 17
• Minutes of the Fifth Annual General Meeting 19/9/98
  Reports of another successful year for the JSA