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Life of Johnson, Volume 6

by James Boswell (1740–1795)

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"Life of Johnson, Volume 6" by James Boswell is a biography published in 1791. This groundbreaking work chronicles the life of English writer Samuel Johnson, widely regarded as the greatest biography written in English. Drawing from Boswell's detailed journals spanning twenty-two years of friendship, the book recreates Johnson's life through vivid scenes and conversations. Though critics debate its biographical accuracy and note its focus on Johnson's later years, the work remains a landmark in biographical literature and an enduring portrait of one man's complex moral character.

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  • Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
  • Authors, English · 18th century · Biography
  • Lexicographers · Great Britain · Biography
  • Critics · Great Britain · Biography

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Volume VI: Addenda, Index, Dicta Philosophi, &C

EDITED BY GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.

PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD

M DCCC LXXXVII

TITLES OF WORKS QUOTED IN THE NOTES

ADDENDA (AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, ETC.)

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Contents

  1. Volume VI: Addenda, Index, Dicta Philosophi, &C
  2. Volume VI: Addenda, Index, Dicta Philosophi, &C
  3. Chapter I
  4. Chapter II
  5. Chapter V
  6. Chapter VI
  7. Chapter VII
  8. Chapter VIII
  9. Chapter IX
  10. Chapter X
  11. Chapter XI
  12. Chapter XII
  13. Chapter C
  14. Chapter I
  15. Chapter L
  16. Chapter I
  17. Chapter V
  18. Chapter X
  19. Chapter C
  20. Chapter I: I. 'I put my hat upon my head,' ii. 136, n. 4
  21. Chapter L
  22. Chapter V

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This free edition of Life of Johnson, Volume 6 by James Boswell comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #11729, released 2004-03-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Biographies, Essays, Letters & Speeches, British Literature.

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