Samuel JohnsonHarcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977 - 646 страници In this biography - a work that won three of the most prestigious literary prizes this country offers - W. Jackson Bate delves deep into the character that formed Johnson's awesome intellect and fueled his prodigious output. The first great modern biography of Johnson, it confirms that his statements and judgments on literature, politics, religion, behavior - on all human experience - are as relevant in our age as when they were first uttered. This new edition brings a modern classic back into print and includes a new preface from the author. |
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... Boswell's rescue . Davies , as a sideline , kept a bookshop ( 8 Russell Street , Covent Garden ) that John- son occasionally visited . More than once he invited Johnson especially to meet Boswell . But Johnson's unhappiness with his own ...
... Boswell's rescue . Davies , as a sideline , kept a bookshop ( 8 Russell Street , Covent Garden ) that John- son occasionally visited . More than once he invited Johnson especially to meet Boswell . But Johnson's unhappiness with his own ...
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... Boswell or in most of the other accounts , which naturally tend to concentrate on Johnson's conversation . In fact , one of the famous comic scenes in Boswell gives exactly the opposite impression . Putting Johnson to the question ( " I ...
... Boswell or in most of the other accounts , which naturally tend to concentrate on Johnson's conversation . In fact , one of the famous comic scenes in Boswell gives exactly the opposite impression . Putting Johnson to the question ( " I ...
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... Boswell naturally treasured , came from the heart . Johnson was not only ill but very lonely , and he was touched that Boswell , the very morning after he arrived , should at once seek him out . As his spirits rose , a touch of his old ...
... Boswell naturally treasured , came from the heart . Johnson was not only ill but very lonely , and he was touched that Boswell , the very morning after he arrived , should at once seek him out . As his spirits rose , a touch of his old ...
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First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Cornelius Ford and | 45 |
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