The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II

James Boswell (1740 - 1795)

Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer, is a milestone in the development of biographical writing, a treasure-house of Johnson's witticisms and opinions, and a window on his social circle that is packed with incidental detail of 18th-century life and concerns.

This second of four volumes covers the years 1764-1776. (Summary by Philippa)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Group: The Life of Samuel Johnson

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 1764 to 1766 Justin Brett
00:46:20
Play 02 1766(cont) to 1767 Katie Riley
00:31:47
Play 03 1768 Katie Riley
00:29:48
Play 04 1769 part 1 Ruth Golding
00:37:52
Play 05 1769 part 2 Gary Dzierlenga
00:34:53
Play 06 1770 Richard Ellwood
00:43:07
Play 07 1771 BenW
00:16:29
Play 08 1772 part 1 Philippa
00:25:56
Play 09 1772 part 2 Anna Simon
00:45:10
Play 10 1772 part 3 Brendan Brown
00:50:21
Play 11 1773 part 1 Anna Simon
00:34:39
Play 12 1773 part 2 Anna Simon
00:37:12
Play 13 1773 part 3 Anna Simon
00:40:40
Play 14 1774 Justin Brett
00:34:00
Play 15 1775 part 1 Philippa
00:39:29
Play 16 1775 part 2 Philippa
00:42:22
Play 17 1775 part 3 Philippa
00:37:04
Play 18 1775 part 4 adsum iam
00:44:57
Play 19 1775 part 5 lennich
00:48:34
Play 20 1776 part 1 Anna Simon
00:31:18
Play 21 1776 part 2 Katie Riley
00:50:10
Play 22 1776 part 3 Katie Riley
00:44:24