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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) by James Boswell is a biography of English writer Samuel Johnson. The work was from the beginning a critical and popular success, and represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography. It is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation.
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- 1791
- The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
- James Boswell
May 12, 2006 · THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. Had Dr. Johnson written his own life, in conformity with the opinion which he has given, that every man's life may be best written by himself; had he employed in the preservation of his own history, that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent persons, the world would probably have had the most perfect example ...
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- Boswell, James, 1740-1795
- Osgood, Charles Grosvenor, 1871-1964
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., generally regarded as the greatest of English biographies, written by James Boswell and published in two volumes in 1791. Boswell, a 22-year-old lawyer from Scotland, first met the 53-year-old Samuel Johnson in 1763, and they were friends for the 21 remaining.
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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck ( / ˈbɒzwɛl, - wəl /; 29 October 1740 ( N.S.) [1] – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography the English writer Samuel Johnson, Life of Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell | Goodreads. Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Kindle $8.54. Rate this book. The Life of Samuel Johnson. James Boswell, Claude Rawson (Introduction) 3.79. 5,148 ratings326 reviews. Poet, lexicographer, critic, moralist and Great Cham, Dr. Johnson had in his friend Boswell the ideal biographer.
