Life of Johnson, Volume 2 by James Boswell
"Life of Johnson, Volume 2" by James Boswell is a biography published in 1791. This landmark work chronicles the final twenty-two years of Samuel Johnson's life, England's great writer and literary critic. Drawing from extensive journals and detailed conversations, Boswell recreates Johnson's world through vivid scenes and dialogue. Often called the greatest biography in English, it reveals a complex moral hero struggling with despair and personal eccentricities while displaying penetrating wisdom. The
work transformed biographical writing and remains both an invaluable historical source and enduring literary masterpiece. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Boswell, James, 1740-1795 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Hill, George Birkbeck Norman, 1835-1903 |
| Title |
Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Samuel_Johnson |
| Credits | Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David King and the Online Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 |
| Subject | Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography |
| Subject | Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Subject | Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9072 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Sep 7, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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