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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... soon to call him - that " he was in great distress , " and begging that " I would come to him as soon as possible . " This was in the morning , and Johnson was not yet up . He at once sent a guinea , then dressed himself , and hurried ...
... soon to call him - that " he was in great distress , " and begging that " I would come to him as soon as possible . " This was in the morning , and Johnson was not yet up . He at once sent a guinea , then dressed himself , and hurried ...
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... Soon the texts and notes printed up by William Strahan , the printer , began to lie around in his rooms without much being done either to alter or to add to them . Yet occasionally they were at least being corrected . And by the end of ...
... Soon the texts and notes printed up by William Strahan , the printer , began to lie around in his rooms without much being done either to alter or to add to them . Yet occasionally they were at least being corrected . And by the end of ...
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... soon became eager for invitations . But we get a distorted picture of Johnson's life in the two Thrale homes - Streatham and the house in Southwark - if we think of him as living there in a perpetual salon . There was also an active ...
... soon became eager for invitations . But we get a distorted picture of Johnson's life in the two Thrale homes - Streatham and the house in Southwark - if we think of him as living there in a perpetual salon . There was also an active ...
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First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Cornelius Ford and | 45 |
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