1925 The Life of Samuel Johnson

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Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with five hundred and seventy six illustrations, facsimiles and maps, including thirteen plates in photogravure. Collated, complete. Exploring the life of Samuel Johnson, an English poet, essayist, biographer and literary critic. He published 'A Dictionary of the English Language' in 1755, considered the foremost dictionary of the time until the Oxford English Dictionary was published 173 years later. He was a devout Anglican and firmly opposed slavery; his religious writings emphasize the goodness of charity, repentance, marriage and pride. Written by Scottish biographer James Boswell, this work is often described as being the greatest biography ever written in English. Here edited with notes by Robert Roger Ingpen, an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and writer.