Samuel johnson biography
Samuel johnson biography
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Life of Samuel Johnson
This article is about the book written by James Boswell. For the work written by John Hawkins, see Life of Samuel Johnson (Hawkins book).
Biography of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) by James Boswell is a biography of English writer and literary critic Samuel Johnson.
The work was from the beginning a universal critical and popular success, and represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography. Many have called it the greatest biography written in English,[1] one of the greatest biographies ever written,[2] and among the greatest nonfiction books of all time.[3] The book is valued as both an important source of information on Johnson and his times, as well as an important and enduring work of literature.
Background
On 16 May 1763, as a 22-year-old Scot visiting London, Boswell first met Johnson in the book shop of Johnson's friend Tom Davies.[4&#