This is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have…

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While Johnson’s Dictionary remains a monument of scholarship, and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, this biography gives information of the man himself. Through a series of detailed anecdotes…

While Johnson’s Dictionary remains a monument of scholarship, and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, this biography gives information of the man himself. Through a series of detailed anecdotes…

This biography is the source of much of what we know about a towering figure of English literature, Samuel Johnson. In doing so, Boswell completely revolutionized the genre of biography.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…

One of the most definitive and widely read biographies of all time, James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is a masterpiece of literary non-fiction. Chronicling the fascinating life of one…

While Johnson’s Dictionary remains a monument of scholarship, and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, this biography gives information of the man himself. Through a series of detailed anecdotes…