1839 The Life of Samuel Johnson

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Folding Plates, Illustrated

James Boswell's renowned biography of eighteenth century poet, playwright, critic, moralist, and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. Frequently regarded as the foremost literary critic of the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson is perhaps best known for his influential 'A Dictionary of the English Language', which had a far-reaching effect on the Modern English language and remained the standard for one-hundred and fifty years after its publication. James Boswell, the author of the present biography, met Johnson in 1763, when Johnson was fifty-four years old and the formed a friendship that lasted until Johnson's death in 1784. Although there are now many biographies of Samuel Johnson, Boswell's account is often considered the best due to its inclusion of more personal details. With six plates to volume I, including two folding plates, collated and complete. With five plates to volume II, including two folding plates, collated and complete. With two plates to volume III, including a folding plate, collated and complete. With two plates to volume IV, collated and complete. With two plates to volume V, collated and complete. With two plates to volume VI, including a folding plate, collated and complete. With three plates to volume VII, collated and complete. With two plates to volume VIII, collated and complete. With two plates to volume IX, including a folding plate, collated and complete. With two plates to volume X, collated and complete.