| Title:
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SAMUEL JOHNSON
A PERSONAL HISTORY |
| By: |
Christopher Hibbert, Henry Hitchings |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£13.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230614272 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230614277 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
12 May, 2009 |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
Christopher Hibbert draws on every known contemporary source to provide a minutely detailed look of the fascinating writer Samuel Johnson. |
| Synopsis: |
Christopher Hibbert draws on every known contemporary source to provide a minutely detailed look of the fascinating writer Samuel Johnson. Using facts and anecdotes, Hibbert delivers intimate glimpses into Johnson's time as a schoolboy, his eccentricities as an undergraduate at Oxford, his struggle as a poor writer in London, and his slow rise to the legendary figure with a court of admirers and a steady stream of visitors. Hibbert combines personal stories with an examination Johnson's writing, offering a compelling and readable account. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |