Samuel Johnson
Subtitle: A Personal History
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780230614277
Subjects: Johnson, samuel, 1709-1784; Authors, english; Lexicography; Intellectuals, great britain; Great britain, biography
Description: "Christopher Hibbert draws on every known contemporary source to provide a minutely detailed look at the fascinating writer Samuel Johnson. Using facts and anecdotes, Hibbert delivers intimate glimpses into Johnson's time as a schoolboy, his eccentricities as an undergraduate at Oxford, his struggle as a poor writer in London, and his slow rise to the legendary figure with a court of admirers and a steady stream of visitors. Hibbert combines personal stories with an examination Johnson's writing, offering a compelling and readable account."--Product description, Amazon.com.