James Boswell, Esq.. the Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.: First Issue of First Edition Bound with the Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition (Hardcover)

from pickwick817

This is a great biography of a unique man. After reading the book I feel as if I know Samuel Johnson better than most of his contemporaries. He was a famous man in England. The book was written by James Boswell, who was a very close friend on Johnson's later in his life. The book therefore has ma...

from pickwick817

This is a great biography of a unique man. After reading the book I feel as if I know Samuel Johnson better than most of his contemporaries. He was a famous man in England. The book was written by James Boswell, who was a very close friend on Johnson's later in his life. The book therefore has ma...

from LisaMaria_C

This is an abridgment of Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, which as it is runs to over 500 pages. I am glad I read it, but I'm also glad I read an abridgment (an ebook downloaded for free from The Gutenberg Project). In the preface the editor tells us he "omitted most of Boswell's criticisms, com...

from librisissimo

Outstanding as much for the insight into Boswell's life as for the history of Johnson and his contemporaries. Johnson may have been a genius, but Boswell was a nicer person.

from literarysarah

There is a reason this book is often mentioned as the quintessential biography. The first bit, which covers Samuel Johnson's life before Boswell met him, is pretty dry. But this only illustrates the real draw of the book. As I read through the letters and conversations, I found myself increasingl...