The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell (English) Paperback Book

Description: 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description While Samuel Johnsons dictionary remains a monument of scholarship and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, we owe our knowledge of the man himself to James Boswells biography. Through a series of detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a sociable figure with a huge appetite for life, crossing swords with other great 18th-century luminaries, from Garrick and Goldsmith to Burney and Burke - even his long-suffering friend and disciple, James Boswell himself. Yet Johnson had a vulnerable, even tragic, side and anxieties and obsessions haunted his private hours. Author Biography Scottish lawyer and essayist, known for his two-volume biography A Life of Samuel Johnson. Details ISBN0140431160 Author James Boswell Short Title LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON Pages 384 Publisher Penguin Books Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 0140431160 ISBN-13 9780140431162 Media Book DEWEY B Year 1979 Publication Date 1979-08-31 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations illustrations, index Edition 1st Birth 1740 Death 1795 Audience Age 14-18 Format Paperback Residence Edinburgh Abridged Yes DOI 10.1604/9780140431162 Edited by Hibbert, Christopher Audience General/Trade We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141679742;

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