One of the great works of English literature, Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is a remarkable portrait of the renowned 18th-century writer and thinker. Boswell draws on his own journal as well as extensive correspondence with Johnson to provide a vivid account of the man and his times. This edition includes additional notes and commentary by J.W. Croker.

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