01939cam a22003613u 4500 9072 UtSlPG 20260610133228.0 m cr n 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Boswell, James, 1740-1795 Life of Johnson, Volume 2 : 1765-1776 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Samuel_Johnson Release date is 2005-10-01 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David King and the Online Distributed Proofreaders "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.) Original publication data not identified Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography Hill, George Birkbeck Norman, 1835-1903 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9072 50918 50918