Samuel Johnson
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Part of the celebrated English Men of Letters series, this biographical study presents a authoritative and incisive portrait of Samuel Johnson — one of the most towering figures in eighteenth-century English literature. Leslie Stephen, himself a formidable Victorian critic and man of letters, chronicles Johnson's life with scholarly rigour and literary sensitivity, illuminating the man behind the legend as much as the author behind the works. The biography details Johnson's intellectual struggles, his turbulent personal life, and his monumental contributions to English prose, criticism, and lexicography, including his landmark Dictionary of the English Language. Stephen's measured yet compelling prose illustrates why Johnson remains an enduring symbol of literary perseverance and moral seriousness, making this volume an essential read for anyone interested in the history of English letters.
Author: Leslie Stephen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1923, Macmillan and Co., Limited
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Part of the celebrated English Men of Letters series, this biographical study presents a authoritative and incisive portrait of Samuel Johnson — one of the most towering figures in eighteenth-century English literature. Leslie Stephen, himself a formidable Victorian critic and man of letters, chronicles Johnson's life with scholarly rigour and literary sensitivity, illuminating the man behind the legend as much as the author behind the works. The biography details Johnson's intellectual struggles, his turbulent personal life, and his monumental contributions to English prose, criticism, and lexicography, including his landmark Dictionary of the English Language. Stephen's measured yet compelling prose illustrates why Johnson remains an enduring symbol of literary perseverance and moral seriousness, making this volume an essential read for anyone interested in the history of English letters.