Life of Johnson, Volume 4 by James Boswell

"Life of Johnson, Volume 4" by James Boswell is a biography published in 1791. This landmark work chronicles the final years of Samuel Johnson, the celebrated English writer and literary critic. Drawing from Boswell's meticulous journals, the biography recreates Johnson's life through vivid scenes and extensive conversations. Though Boswell spent only 250 days with Johnson, he crafted what became a universal critical success—hailed by many as the greatest biography written in English and among the finest nonfiction works ever created. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Boswell, James, 1740-1795
Title Life of Johnson, Volume 4
1780-1784
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Samuel_Johnson
Credits Produced by David Widger, Jonathan Ingram, Charlie Kirschner
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 70.3 (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. 10357
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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