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1	The Life of Samuel Johnson more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist In Boswell's "Life of Samuel Johnson", one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality. While Johnson's Dictionary remains a monument of scholarship, and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, we owe our knowledge of the man himself to this biography. Through a series of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| 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 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 $3.38! new only from $3.74! \| first editions \| SVS
4	According to Queeney more books like this by Beryl Bainbridge add to wishlist Bainbridge's brilliantly imagined, universally acclaimed, Booker Prize-longlisted novel portrays the inordinate appetites and unrequited love touched off when the most celebrated man of eighteenth-century English letters, Samuel Johnson, enters the domain of a wealthy Southwark brewer and his wife, Hester Thrale. The melancholic, middle-aged ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Life of Johnson more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and pioneering lexicographer, but his continuing reputation depends less on his literary output than on the fortunate accident of finding an ideal biographer in James Boswell. As Johnson's constant and admiring ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $12.56! \| first editions \| SVS
6	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 $3.45! \| first editions \| SVS
7	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 $2.95! new only from $10.24! \| 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 $7.50! new only from $12.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Achievement of Samuel Johnson more books like this by W Jackson Bate add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Boswell's Life of Johnson more books like this by Professor James Boswell add to wishlist James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck and 1st Baronet (1740-1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His name has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer. He is best known as Samuel Johnson's biographer, and is also known for the detailed and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Samuel Johnson and the life of writing more books like this by Paul Fussell add to wishlist see all copies from $3.75! new only from $19.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	History of Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia. more books like this by Samuel Johnson add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Samuel Johnson more books like this by John Wain add to wishlist This biography, first published in 1974 and reissued with a new preface by the author, is about every aspect of Samuel Johnson: a discussion of ideas, a criticism of his writing, an historical placing of the man within the social and intellectual landscape of his day. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Doctor Johnson a Play more books like this by A Edward Newton add to wishlist 1923. This is Newton's play dealing with the life of Dr. Samuel Johnson, one of England's greatest literary figures, whose witty asides are still frequently quoted in print today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 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 $2.57! new only from $14.78! \| SVS
17	Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist see all copies from $2.99! first editions \| SVS
18	Dr. Johnson's Lichfield. more books like this by Mary Alden Hopkins add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 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 $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D more books like this by Samuel Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $15.75! new only from $24.21! \| first editions
21 view cover	The journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00! new only from $11.23! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Samuel Johnson more books like this by Samuel Johnson add to wishlist This edition presents not only familiar pieces like Rasselas, "The Vanity of Human Wishes," the Prefaces to Shakespeare and the Dictionary, many Rambler and Idler essays, and biographical and critical works, but also a substantial sampling of lesserknown prose, poetry, letters, and journals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The Age of Johnson: Essays Presented to Chauncey Brewster Tinker more books like this by Frederick Whiley Hilles add to wishlist see all copies from $2.01! first editions
24 view cover	Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson more books like this by Thomas Babington Macaulay add to wishlist 1918. Macaulay was a popular English essayist and historian of the nineteenth century. In this volume Macaulay writes a study of Johnson's remarkable life and commanding position in the history of English literature. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $21.76! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Dr. Johnson's London: Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, Freakshows and Female Education more books like this by Liza Picard add to wishlist While Dr. Johnson was busy in his study compiling his dictionary, what did he likely wear and when did he take his lunch? This social history of London investigates the details of London in the age of Johnson, spanning the years 1740 to 1770. How did gin become the cocktail of the moment? Was it dangerous to go out in the street alone? How was ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $52.79! \| first editions

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