This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. - Format: Paperback
- Author: Samuel Johnson
- ISBN10: 1406535079
- ISBN13: 9781406535075
Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 , often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, was one of Englands greatest literary figures: a poet, essayist, biographer, lexicographer and a critic of English literature. He was also a great wit and prose stylist, well known for his aphorisms. Between 1745 and 1755, Johnson wrote perhaps his best-known work, A Dictionary of the English Language. During the decade he worked on the Dictionary, Johnson, needing to augment his precarious income, also wrote a series of semi-weekly essays under the title The Rambler. These essays, often on moral and religious topics, tended to be more grave than the title of the series would suggest. They ran until 1752. Initially they were not popular, but once collected as a volume they found a large audience. Johnsons final major work was his Lives of the Poets 1781 , comprising short biographies of about 50 English poets, most of whom were alive in the eighteenth century. Amongst his other works are The Idler 1758-1760 , Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia 1759 and The Patriot 1774 .
