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  • Boswell's Life of Johnson

    by James Boswell ...
    "Boswell's Life of Johnson" is a remarkable biography that chronicles the life of Samuel Johnson, one of the most significant literary figures of the 18th century. Written by his close friend James Boswell, the work offers an intimate portrait of Johnson's personality, thoughts, and experiences. Boswell's meticulous documentation of their conversations and encounters provides readers with a vivid ... Read more

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  • The Life of Samuel Johnson (Annotated)

    by James Boswell ...
    This edition includes the following editor's analysis: "The Life of Samuel Johnson,” an ode to friendship and admiration by James BoswellFirst published in 1791, “The Life of Samuel Johnson” is a biography of English writer Samuel Johnson written by his friend and admirer James Boswell. Boswell’s biography is considered by many scholars to be one of the finest pieces of biographical writing in the ... Read more

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  • The Life of Samuel Johnson

    by James Boswell ...
    In Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality. While Johnson’s Dictionary remains a monument of scholarship, and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, we owe our knowledge of the man himself to this biography. Through a series of wonderfully detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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  • THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON - All 6 Volumes in One Edition

    Including Journal & Diary

    by James Boswell, Grosvenor Osgood ...
    The compelling anthology, 'THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON - All 6 Volumes in One Edition,' presents a comprehensive journey into the intricate life of one of the greatest literary figures of the 18th century. Through a profound exploration of the overarching theme of intellectual discourse and human experience, this collection imbibes the essence of enlightenment, capturing both the grandeur and the ... Read more

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  • London Journal 1762-1763

    by James Boswell ...
    Series series
    Edinburgh-born James Boswell, at twenty-two, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in London from 1762 to 1763. This journal, not discovered for more than 150 years, is a deft, frank and artful record of adventures ranging from his vividly recounted love affair with a Covent Garden actress to his first amusingly bruising meeting with Samuel Johnson, to whom Boswell would later become both ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON - All 6 Volumes in One Edition

    Enriched edition. Including Journal & Diary

    by James Boswell, Grosvenor Osgood, Hunter Reeves ...
    THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON - All 6 Volumes in One Edition encapsulates a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of one of literature's most formidable figures, Samuel Johnson. This anthology not only traces Johnson's intellectual journeys and personal idiosyncrasies but does so through a mosaic of narratives that capture the spirit of 18th-century English literature. The range of literary styles, from ... Read more

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  • The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (The Complete Unabridged Edition in 6 Volumes)

    Including the Journal & Diary + The Abridged and Edited Edition by Charles Grosvenor Osgood

    by James Boswell ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (The Complete Unabridged Edition in 6 Volumes)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) 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 ... Read more

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  • The Life of Samuel Johnson

    Introduction by Claude Rawson

    by James Boswell ...
    One of the greatest and most compelling of all biographies in literature had its beginnings on a fateful day in London in 1763, when young James Boswell determinedly attached himself to the dominant literary figure of his age—the splendidly humane, devastatingly witty, often troubled Dr. Samuel Johnson. What followed was one of the most famous of literary friendships, one that Boswell carefully ... Read more

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  • Boswell's Life of Johnson

    by James Boswell ...
    The edition of 1886, edited by George Brikbek Hill. This file also includes Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales. According to Wikipedia: "James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740 - 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. He was the eldest son of a judge, ... Read more

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  • Life of Samuel Johnson

    by James Boswell ...
    The Life of Samuel Johnson is a biography written by James Boswell, published in 1791. It is considered one of the greatest biographies in the English language, and provides a detailed and vivid portrait of the renowned writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.Boswell, a Scottish lawyer and writer, first met Johnson in 1763, and the two men became close friends. Over the years, Boswell took ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Boswell's Life of Johnson

    by James Boswell ...
    The edition of 1886, edited by George Brikbek Hill. This file also includes Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales. According to Wikipedia: "James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740 - 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. He was the eldest son of a judge, ... Read more

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  • The Life of Samuel Johnson

    by James Boswell ...
    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. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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