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  • The Selected Works of Samuel Johnson

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    When the works of a great writer, who has bequeathed to posterity a lasting legacy, are presented to the world, it is naturally expected that some account of his life should accompany the edition. The reader wishes to know as much as possible of the author. The circumstances that attended him, the features of his private character, his conversation, and the means by which he arose to eminence, ... Read more

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  • The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume One

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    Series Book 1 - The Works of Samuel Johnson
    A brief essay on the life and genius of the prolific eighteenth-century English author, followed by a selection of his poetry, letters, and a novella.Under the pen name "Dr. Johnson," English writer Samuel Johnson was a biographer, essayist, lexicographer, literary critic, moralist, playwright, poet, and travel writer. The son of a bookseller, he made so many contributions to the English language ... Read more

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  • Works Of Samuel Johnson: Rasselas, Prince Of Abyssinia, A Grammar Of The English Tongue, Preface To Shakespeare, Lives Of The English Poets And More (Mobi Collected Works)

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.Table of ContentsThe Adventurer and Idler 1753-54; 1758-60A Grammar of the English TongueA Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland 1775Lives of the English ... Read more

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  • Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    INCH KEITH I had desired to visit the Hebrides, or Western Islands of Scotland, so long, that I scarcely remember how the wish was originally excited; and was in the Autumn of the year 1773 induced to undertake the journey, by finding in Mr. Boswell a companion, whose acuteness would help my inquiry, and whose gaiety of conversation and civility of manners are sufficient to counteract the ... Read more

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  • Samuel Johnson: Selected Essays

    by Samuel Johnson, Manor Books ...
    This volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary character and forged the distinctive prose style that established him as a public figure. Also included here is the best of Johnson's later journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'. ... Read more

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  • Rasselas

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    The story revolves around the character of Rasselas, the prince of Abyssinia (an ancient kingdom in what is now modern-day Ethiopia). Rasselas grows weary of his life of luxury and seclusion in the Happy Valley, a utopian place where he has been confined with other members of the royal family. Despite being surrounded by material comfort, Rasselas feels dissatisfied and longs for a deeper ... Read more

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  • Samuel Johnson Quote Ultimate Collection - The Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    The Wit and Wisdom of Samuel JohnsonThis is the world’s best Samuel Johnson quotes collection, including the wittiest and most poignant words from the man known as one of the most quoted men in the English language (second only to Shakespeare).Plus, included is a short biography of the amazing man’s unique and unbelievable life. Johnson is known for his amazing wordplay, his creation of the first ... Read more

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  • Lives of The Poets, Volume 1

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Notes to Shakespeare: The Comedies and Tragedies

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    THAT praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to excellence are paid to antiquity, is a complaint likely to be always continued by those, who, being able to add nothing to truth, hope for eminence from the heresies of paradox; or those, who, being forced by disappointment upon consolatory expedients, are willing to hope from posterity what the present age ... Read more

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  • Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings

    A Tercentenary Celebration

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    Thanks to Boswell’s monumental biography of Samuel Johnson, we remember Dr. Johnson today as a great wit and conversationalist, the rationalist epitome and the sage of the Enlightenment. He is more often quoted than read, his name invoked in party conversation on such diverse topics as marriage, sleep, deceit, mental concentration, and patriotism, to generally humorous effect. But in Johnson’s own ... Read more

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  • To The Hebrides

    Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour

    by Samuel Johnson, James Boswell ...
    Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions, and later published separate accounts of their journey. These works contain some of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: they are also magnificent ... Read more

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  • William Shakespeare Complete Works – World’s Best Collection

    220+ Plays, Sonnets, Poetry Inc. the rare Apocryphal Plays Plus Commentaries of Works, Full Biography and More

    by William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Johnson ...
    William Shakespeare Complete Works World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best William Shakespeare collection, including the most complete set of Shakespeare’s works available plus many free bonus materials.William ShakespeareShakespeare is the first name we think of when we think of English literature. His works have an absolutely timeless quality.The ‘Must-Have’ Complete CollectionIn this ... Read more

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