Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II
Author: first_name: James
last_name: Boswell
Language: English
Year: 1791

Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer, is a milestone in the development of biographical writing, a treasure-house of Johnson's witticisms and opinions, and a window on his social circle that is packed with incidental detail of 18th-century life and concerns.<br><br>This second of four volumes covers the years 1764-1776. (Summary by Philippa)