Life of Johnson (Oxford World's Classics)
Contributors: R. W. Chapman (Editor); J. D. Fleeman (Editor); Pat Rogers (Introduction)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: October 12, 1998
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9780192835314
First sentence: To write the Life of him who excelled all mankind in writing the lives of others, and who, whether we consider his extraordinary endowments, or his various works, has been equalled by few in any age, is an arduous, and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task.