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Samuel Johnson: the struggle

By Johnson , Jeffrey , Samuel;Meyers

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2008
ISBN
9780786727155, 0786727152
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1234065 bytes)
Pages
(xiv, 528 pages, [8] pages) : illustrations, portr
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Just in time for the 300th anniversary of his birth, an authoritative new biography of the man who created the English language.;List of Illustrations xi; Acknowledgments xiii; INTRODUCTION: The Struggle 1; 1. Lichfield Lad, 1709-1728 9; 2. Vile Melancholy, 1728-1730 31; 3. Preposterous Union, 1730-1736 52; 4. Benevolent Giant, 1737 73; 5. Grub Street, 1737 90; 6. London Observed, 1737-1739 109; 7. Politics and Passion, 1739-1744 131; 8. Doom of Man, 1745-1749 157; 9. Greatest Genius, 1750-1752 183; 10. Intellectual Entertainments, 1752-1754 212; 11. Sluggish Resolution, 1755-1758 242; 12. Dangerous Imagination, 1759-1762 262; 13. Society of the Afflicted, 1762-1763 279; 14. Contagion of Desire, 1763-1764 293. List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION: The Struggle 1 1. Lichfield Lad, 1709-1728 9 2. Vile Melancholy, 1728-1730 31 3. Preposterous Union, 1730-1736 52 4. Benevolent Giant, 1737 73 5. Grub Street, 1737 90 6. London Observed, 1737-1739 109 7. Politics and Passion, 1739-1744 131 8. Doom of Man, 1745-1749 157 9. Greatest Genius, 1750-1752 183 10. Intellectual Entertainments, 1752-1754 212 11. Sluggish Resolution, 1755-1758 242 12. Dangerous Imagination, 1759-1762 262 13. Society of the Afflicted, 1762-1763 279 14. Contagion of Desire, 1763-1764 293.

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