Title: The personal history of Samuel Johnson
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.
Subjects: Biography, Lexicographers, Intellectuals, Critics, English Authors, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Authors, english, Lexicography, Intellectuals, great britain, Great britain, biography, Écrivains anglais, Biographies
Places: Great Britain
People: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Time periods: 18th century