The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.
comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order ; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons and various original pieces of s composition, never before published ; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great-Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished ...
by James Boswell
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Poet, lexicographer, critic, moralist and Great Cham, Dr. Johnson had in his friend Boswell the ideal biographer.
Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail. This irrepressible Scotsman was 'always studying human nature and making experiments', and the marvelously vivacious Journals he wrote daily furnished him with first-rate material when he came to write his biography.
The result is a masterpiece that brims over with wit, anecdote and originality. Hailed by Macaulay as the best biography ever written and by Carlyle as a book 'beyond any other product of the eighteenth century', The Life of Samuel Johnson today continues to enjoy its status as a classic of the language.
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Biography, Description and travel, English Authors, Early works to 1800, Interviews, Lexicographers, KDescr. & trav, Intellectual life, Critics, Intellectuals, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Authors, English, SAMUEL JOHNSON, Authors, biography, Biografie, Travel, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Places
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Errors in pagination: v. 1, page numbers xiv, xxiv-xxv and xxxvii misnumbered ix, xxv-xxvi and xxxviii respectively; v. 2, page 130 unnumbered, pages 142 and 444 misnumbered 42 and 445 respectively, page numbers 177-186 omitted, page numbers 210-219 repeat; v. 3, p. 86, 219, 290, 315, 357 and 408 misnumbered 98, 21, 291, 31, 3 and 08 respectively, pages 127 and 456 unnumbered.
Table of contents for all vols. precedes text of vol. 1.
"A chronological catalogue of the prose works of Samuel Johnson": v. 1, p. [xxiii]-xxxi.
First published in 2 vols. 1791.
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 3 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 22290-92)
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