Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic ...

Published in 1791, Boswell's Life of Johnson exposes one of the most gigantic figures of English literature with unparalleled closeness and originality. He succeeded in ...

In Boswell's "The Life of Samuel Johnson", one of the most gigantic figures of English literature is exposed with unparalleled immediacy and originality. This biography also ...