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1	The Life of Samuel Johnson more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist The classic biography of Dr. Johnson, by his disciple, James Boswell. The already great reputation of Johnson was sealed with the publication of this book in 1791, and it is largely due to this book that Dr. Johnson is still so well-remembered today. This was long considered the standard English biography of a man of letters, against which all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Samuel Johnson more books like this by Walter Jackson Bate add to wishlist Bate's magisterial biography provides a picture of Johnson as a genius and as a human being, a man whose brilliance was born out of the torment of his mind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Samuel Johnson: The Major Works more books like this by Samuel Johnson, Donald Greene (Editor) add to wishlist This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Johnson's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by essays, criticism, and fiction - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Samuel Johnson's literary ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $8.64! \| SVS
4	Samuel Johnson: The Struggle more books like this by Jeffrey Meyers add to wishlist Ford Madox Ford declared Samuel Johnson the most tragic of all our major literary figures. Blessed with a formidable intellect and a burning passion for ideas, Johnson also struggled throughout his life with mental instability and numerous physical defects. One of the most illustrious figures of the English literary tradition, Johnson made his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
5	Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage more books like this by Richard Holmes add to wishlist A classic reissue of Richard Holmes's brilliant book on Samuel Johnson's friendship with the poet Richard Savage, which won the James Tait Black Prize for Biography. Dr Johnson & Mr Savage is the story of a mysterious eighteenth-century friendship. Richard Savage was a poet, playwright and convicted murderer who roamed through the brothels and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Letters of Samuel Johnson more books like this by Samuel Johnson, Bruce Redford (Editor) add to wishlist "It is now become so much the fashion to publish letters, that in order to avoid it, I put as little into mine as I can," Samuel Johnson declared, according to Boswell. And Boswell answered, "Do what you will, Sir, you cannot avoid it. Should you even write as ill as you can, your letters would be published as curiosities." But Johnson's letters ... see all copies from $7.51! new only from $70.87! \| first editions
7	According to Queeney more books like this by Beryl Bainbridge add to wishlist Samuel Johnson is the star of Beryl Bainbridge's novel, but his tale is told by a girl named Queeney, the oldest daughter of Mrs. Thrale, Johnson's wealthy friend (and the woman he unrequitedly loves) whose country house, Streatham Park, he sometimes shared. ACCORDING TO QUEENEY was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize and was a New York Times ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Dr Johnson's London : life in London 1740-1770 more books like this by Liza Picard add to wishlist Like its popular and acclaimed predecessor Restoration London, this book is the result of the author's passionate interest in the practical details of the everyday life of our ancestors, so often ignored in more conventional history books. Based on every possible contemporary source - diaries, almanacs, newspapers, advice books, memoirs, ... see all copies from $3.79! new only from $13.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Brothers Boswell more books like this by Philip Baruth add to wishlist "The Brothers Boswell" is such an impressive book, both for its ability to inhabit its source material and for how well it shines on its own merits. Many novels claim to be literary thrillers, but rarely are they quite this literary and quite this thrilling.--David Liss, author of "The Whiskey Rebels." see all copies from $2.47! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Life of Johnson more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist The classic biography of Dr. Johnson, by his disciple, James Boswell. The already great reputation of Johnson was sealed with the publication of this book in 1791, and it is largely due to this book that Dr. Johnson is still so well-remembered today. This was long considered the standard English biography of a man of letters, against which all ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.13! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Daily Life in Johnson's London more books like this by Richard B Schwartz add to wishlist '... This is the perfect introduction to 18th century London and a wonderful companion for readers of Johnson and Boswell...' --'Washington Post Book World' see all copies from $2.80! new only from $14.78! \| SVS
12 view cover	Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary more books like this by Henry Hitchings add to wishlist Brilliantly entertaining and enlightening, this volume tells the story of Samuel Johnson's endeavor to create an authoritative English dictionary. Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure--his ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way, and his ultimate triumph. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.14! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Dr. Sam. Johnson, Detector more books like this by Lillian De La Torre add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist In the world of books, there are hundreds of timeless classics. But only one collection of great works is a classic in itself - "Britannica's Great Books". This 60-volume set brings you centuries of celebrated writings from the greatest minds of all time, including Plato, Shakespeare, Swift, Freud, Hemingway and Twain. "Britannica's Great Books" ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $9.69! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Achievement of Samuel Johnson more books like this by W Jackson Bate add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: tlis motions feemed to her to be intended for her amufementi and when he flopped, fhe fluttered and made a little infantine noife, and a kind of fignal for him to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions
17 view cover	Life of Johnson: Unabridged more books like this by James Boswell, R W Chapman (Editor), John David Fleeman add to wishlist The classic biography of Dr. Johnson, by his disciple, James Boswell. The already great reputation of Johnson was sealed with the publication of this book in 1791, and it is largely due to this book that Dr. Johnson is still so well-remembered today. This was long considered the standard English biography of a man of letters, against which all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.95!
18 view cover	A Walk to the Western Isles: After Boswell and Johnson more books like this by Frank DeLaney add to wishlist This travel book retraces Samuel Johnson and James Boswell's journey through Scotland and its Western Isles in the autumn of 1773. The book tells in some part the history of Scotland in the 18th century and today, of the people of the Highlands and islands then and now, their history, their whisky distilleries, the Loch Ness monster, their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.18! \| first editions
19	The New England Mind in Transition: Samuel Johnson of Connecticut, 1696-1772 more books like this by Joseph J Ellis add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: We sat till near two in the morning, having chatted a good while after my wife left us. She had insisted, that to shew all respect to the Sage, she would give up her ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $8.25! \| SVS
21	The Detections of Dr. Sam Johnson: Told as If by James Boswell more books like this by Lillian De La Torre, James Boswell add to wishlist see all copies from $2.75! first editions
22 view cover	Hester: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Johnson's 'Dear Mistress' more books like this by Ian McIntyre add to wishlist Hester Salusbury was a child prodigy. Later, as Hester Thrale, her wit, learning and vivacity would attract the greats of the day, Joshua Reynolds, Fanny Burney, Boswell, David Garrick and Edmund Burke to the household at Streatham Park. She published to great popularity and acclaim on Johnson, irritating the hell out of Boswell, and remains one ... see all copies from $34.51! new only from $34.51!
23 view cover	The Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson more books like this by Professor Greg Clingham (Editor) add to wishlist The Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson provides a unique introduction to the works and intellectual life of one of the most challenging and wide-ranging writers in English literary history. Compiler of the first great English dictionary, editor of Shakespeare, biographer and critic of the English poets, author both of the influential journal ... see all copies from $9.07! new only from $15.47! \| first editions
24	History of the Commentary on Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson more books like this by Edward Tomarken add to wishlist The works of Samuel Johnson, whom many consider the father of English criticism, are themselves the object of thousands of pages of critical commentary and analysis. Edward Tomarken's study traces and analyses the past two and a half centuries of commentary on selected Johnsonian works: The early biographies and the life of Savage (1744); The ... see all copies from $2.36! new only from $2.36! \| first editions
25 view cover	Samuel Johnson in the Medical World: The Doctor and the Patient more books like this by John Wiltshire add to wishlist Samuel Johnson has become known to posterity in two capacities: through his own works as the great literary essayist of the eighteenth century, and, through Boswell's Life, as a man - notoriously a medical patient with a string of physical and psychological ailments. John Wiltshire brings the two together in this original study of Johnson the ... see all copies from $40.60! new only from $42.11! \| first editions \| SVS

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