Selections From the Life of Samuel Johnson

This classic biography provides a brilliant portrait of an age as well as a person, recapturing the sparkling wit and memorable conversational style of 18th-century sage Samuel Johnson. Abridged edition.

About the author

The work of James Boswell (1740-95) is so well known that the dictionary defines "Boswell" as "a person who records in detail the life of a usually famous contemporary." In his case, the famous contemporary was Samuel Johnson, and Boswell's record of the great sage's life - combining memoir, conversation, and historical record - created a startlingly new and intimate approach that forever changed the genre of biography. With the 20th-century publication of his long-lost London Journal, Boswell emerged from behind Johnson's substantial shadow to prove himself as fascinating a subject as his friend and mentor.

Product details

• Authors: James Boswell, James/ Chapman Boswell
• Assisted by: R. W. Chapman (Editor)
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.2019
• EAN: 9780486828435
• ISBN: 978-0-486-82843-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies