The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II (version 2)

James Boswell (1740 - 1795)

This is the second of four volumes of a what was a new, intimate, type of biography when it was first published in 1791 and which has been annotated by numerous editors . This edition with footnotes is by George Birbeck Hill. Boswell took many notes of Johnson's conversations during the time when he knew one of England's most influential men of letters and he also gives us frequent glimpses of other famous personalities who were part of Johnson's circle in eighteenth century London. - Summary by barbara2

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Group: The Life of Samuel Johnson

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