Samuel Johnson (Paperback, Main)

Samuel Johnson was first published in 1934. It is being reissued to mark the 300th anniversary of Johnson's birth and the sixtieth anniversary of Hugh Kingsmill's death. In the words of Richard Ingrams, 'Samuel Johnson was the only biography of Kingsmill's written in a spirit of sympathy with his subject and it is for that reason the most successful of his books and must rank as one of the best short biographies of Johnson. Kingsmill had much in common with Johnson. He expressed himself best in company with others and found writing an arduous task; the circumstances of his life were unfortunate and he had the same habit as Johnson of almost courting discomfort.' Also being reissued at the same time is Hugh Kingsmill's anthology Johnson without Boswell.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2009
Authors:	Hugh Kingsmill
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	298
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-25277-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Biography > Literary Promotions
LSN:	0-571-25277-X
Barcode:	9780571252770

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