The Six Chief Lives

The Six Chief Lives
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Total Pages : 504
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433082540299
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Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis The Six Chief Lives by : Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9780805086515
ISBN-13 : 080508651X
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Samuel Johnson by : David Nokes

In this groundbreaking portrait of Samuel Johnson, Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates how his interaction with life impacted his work.

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson
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Publisher : Oldcastle Books Ltd
Total Pages : 543
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ISBN-10 : 9781904915508
ISBN-13 : 1904915507
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Samuel Johnson by : Jeffrey Meyers

Jeffrey Meyers tells the extraordinary story of Samuel Johnson one of the most illustrious figures of English literary tradition. Johnson was famous as a poet, novelist, biographer, essayist, critic, editor, lexicographer, conversationalist and larger than life personality. After nine years of work Johnson's, 'A dictionary of the English Language, was published in 1755. He overcame great adversity to achieve success. 'The Struggle' is a masterful portrait of a brilliant and tormented figure.