num_pages: 256
description: The literary world of Georgian London and the more private arena of its most celebrated man of letters, Samuel Johnson, come to life in this tale of unrequited love and compelling passion.Although melancholia and the gout have jaded the middle-aged Dr. Johnson's palate for society, the eminent, if increasingly irascible lexicographer nonetheless accepts an introduction to the excellent table of the wealthy Southwark brewer Henry Thrale. So it is that an evening in 1764, instead of meeting Johnson's very low expectations, takes him into the social orbit of the charming, vivacious Mrs. Thrale - and marks the beginning of an extraordinary relationship that will span the final two decades of his life.
language: English
title: According to Queeney.
titlecomplete: According to Queeney.
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, 21st Century, British Literature, Historical, Comedy, Novels, 18th Century
ratings_count: 1077
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist
publisher: Little Brown