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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his Life, and Notes on his Lives of the Poets
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709–84) is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of English literature, as a poet, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. This collected edition of his works – commissioned by the publisher within hours of Johnson's death, such was his celebrity – was published in 1787 in eleven volumes, edited by his literary executor, the musicologist Sir John Hawkins. Volume 10 contains a mixture of items – political tracts on taxation and current affairs; miscellaneous short works including book reviews and papers on agriculture, French prisoners of war, and the building of Blackfriars' Bridge; and A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. These show the range of his interests and the ease with which he could turn his pen to any topic.
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his Life, and Notes on his Lives of the Poets
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709–84) is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of English literature, as a poet, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. This collected edition of his works – commissioned by the publisher within hours of Johnson's death, such was his celebrity – was published in 1787 in eleven volumes, edited by his literary executor, the musicologist Sir John Hawkins. Volume 10 contains a mixture of items – political tracts on taxation and current affairs; miscellaneous short works including book reviews and papers on agriculture, French prisoners of war, and the building of Blackfriars' Bridge; and A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. These show the range of his interests and the ease with which he could turn his pen to any topic.
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his Life, and Notes on his Lives of the Poets

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his Life, and Notes on his Lives of the Poets

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his Life, and Notes on his Lives of the Poets

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his Life, and Notes on his Lives of the Poets

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Dr Samuel Johnson (1709–84) is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of English literature, as a poet, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. This collected edition of his works – commissioned by the publisher within hours of Johnson's death, such was his celebrity – was published in 1787 in eleven volumes, edited by his literary executor, the musicologist Sir John Hawkins. Volume 10 contains a mixture of items – political tracts on taxation and current affairs; miscellaneous short works including book reviews and papers on agriculture, French prisoners of war, and the building of Blackfriars' Bridge; and A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. These show the range of his interests and the ease with which he could turn his pen to any topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108031721
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 06/02/2011
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
Pages: 486
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

The Adventurer; Philological Tracts: The plan of an English dictionary; Preface to the English Dictionary; Proposals for printing the dramatick works of William Shakespeare, printed in the year 1756; Preface to Shakespeare, published in the year 1768; General observations on the plays of Shakespeare; An account of the Harleian Library; An essay on the origin and importance of small tracts and fugitive pieces; Some account of a book called The Life of Benvenuto Cellini; A view of the controversy between Mons. Crousaz and Mr. Warburton, on the subject of Mr. Pope's Essay on Man; Preliminary discourse to the London Chronicle, January 1, 1757; Introduction to The World Displayed; The preface to The Preceptor, containing a general plan of education; Preface to Rolt's Dictionary; Preface to the translation of Father Lobo's voyage to Abissinia; An essay on epitaphs.
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