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Life of Samuel Johnson (Unabridged)
- Author
- James Boswell
- Narrator
- Jonathan Oliver
- Publisher
- RNIB
- Publish Date
- 1 January 2000
- Run Time
- 66 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- James Boswell
- Narrator
- Jonathan Oliver
- Duration
- 66 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 2000
- ISBN
- 4066004444918
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- RNIB
- Genre
- Biography: general, Biography: writers
Synopsis
The literary critic Samuel Johnson was 54 when he first encountered James Boswell; the friendship that developed spawned one of the greatest biographies in the history of world literature. The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterization, and paints a vivid picture of 18th-century London, peopled by prominent personalities of the time such as Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Wilkes, Oliver Goldsmith and David Garrick. It also gives insight into Johnson's depression, fear of death, intellectual brilliance and rough humour.
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