Life of Johnson, Volume 1 by James Boswell

"Life of Johnson, Volume 1" by James Boswell is a biography published in 1791. This landmark work chronicles the final twenty-two years of English writer Samuel Johnson's life through detailed journal entries and meticulously recorded conversations. Drawing from Boswell's extensive daily journals, the book recreates Johnson's "life in scenes," capturing his wit, wisdom, and moral struggles. Praised from publication as a masterpiece, it revolutionized biographical writing and remains one of the most celebrated nonfiction works in English literature, offering both historical insight and enduring literary achievement. (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 1
1709-1765
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Samuel_Johnson
Credits Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David King and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Reading Level Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult 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. 8918
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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