Samuel Johnson
by Walter Jackson Bate
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This 1979 chronicle is seen by critics not only as the definitive life of Dr. Johnson, but as a model of well-researched, lucid, fair--but always affectionate--biography.
Editions of Samuel Johnson
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Counterpoint |
Date 1998 |
Price $12.62 |
 Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Chatto & Windus |
Date 1978 |
Price £6.90 |
Very Good |
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Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
Date 1977 |
Price $2.00 |
Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Harcourt |
Date 1979 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Good |
Publisher Notes
Winner of the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize, Bate's biographical study of the eighteenth-century lexicographer and critic combines narrative with psychological insights.
Media Reviews
"Dr. Johnson's life is a portrait of his century...We can see him in every mood, reacting to most forms of human tribulation, and discover just what it was like to be alive two centuries ago, in every class of society...This biography is written with intense admiration. Professor Bate loves the man, and...he makes us love him too..."
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