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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... weeks before he left , there is a third entry - a sort of chart ( so typical of him , even after he became famous ) , in which he outlines for himself what reading a certain num- ber of lines per day ( 10 , 30 , and so on up to 600 ) ...
... weeks before he left , there is a third entry - a sort of chart ( so typical of him , even after he became famous ) , in which he outlines for himself what reading a certain num- ber of lines per day ( 10 , 30 , and so on up to 600 ) ...
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... weeks was to show him only too aware that a return — if ever - would not be soon . In that case , why not have the books to read in the meantime ? Almost certainly he could not bear the finality of bringing them home . That would be a ...
... weeks was to show him only too aware that a return — if ever - would not be soon . In that case , why not have the books to read in the meantime ? Almost certainly he could not bear the finality of bringing them home . That would be a ...
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... weeks— perhaps three or four - at a house Reynolds had in Twickenham in order to " finish " the work ; and he went there , said Bishop Percy , " resolved not to return to London " until he was finished . He made some headway , but ...
... weeks— perhaps three or four - at a house Reynolds had in Twickenham in order to " finish " the work ; and he went there , said Bishop Percy , " resolved not to return to London " until he was finished . He made some headway , but ...
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First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Cornelius Ford and | 45 |
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