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Life of Johnson, Volume 2

by James Boswell (1740–1795)

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"Life of Johnson, Volume 2" by James Boswell is a biography published in 1791. This landmark work chronicles the final twenty-two years of Samuel Johnson's life, England's great writer and literary critic. Drawing from extensive journals and detailed conversations, Boswell recreates Johnson's world through vivid scenes and dialogue. Often called the greatest biography in English, it reveals a complex moral hero struggling with despair and personal eccentricities while displaying penetrating wisdom. The work transformed biographical writing and remains both an invaluable historical source and enduring literary masterpiece.

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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 II. — Life (1765-1776)

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (NOVEMBER, 1765-MARCH, 1776)

APPENDICES:

A. AUTOGRAPH RECORDS BY JOHNSON (1766) IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY

B. JOHNSON'S SENTIMENTS TOWARDS HIS FELLOW-SUBJECTS IN AMERICA

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Contents

  1. Volume II. — Life (1765-1776)
  2. Volume II. — Life (1765-1776)
  3. Act ii: sc. 1: [232] Horace. Sat. i. 4. 34
  4. Act ii: sc. 1: [258]
  5. Act iii, sc. 12: [669]

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This free edition of Life of Johnson, Volume 2 by James Boswell comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #9072, released 2005-10-01. 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, British Literature.

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