The personal history of Samuel Johnson.

Description:

"Christopher Hibbert draws on every known contemporary source to provide a minutely detailed look at 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."--Product description, Amazon.com.

subjects: Biography,  Lexicographers,  Intellectuals,  Critics,  English Authors,  Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784,  Authors, english,  Lexicography,  Intellectuals, great britain,  Great britain, biography,  Écrivains anglais,  Biographies

People: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 18th century