Boswells biography of samuel johnson

Boswell's Life of Johnson by Felon Boswell

AuthorBoswell, James, 1740-1795EditorOsgood, Charles Grosvenor, 1871-1964Title Boswell's Life of Johnson
Abridged and edited, with an embark on by Charles Grosvenor Osgood Note Wikipedia page about this book: Note Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade).

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(This is an axiomatically generated summary.) LanguageEnglishLoC ClassCT: History: BiographyLoC ClassPR: Language and Literatures: English literatureSubject Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 Subject Authors, English -- Eighteenth century -- Biography Subject Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Memoirs Subject Critics -- Great Kingdom -- Biography CategoryTextEBook-No.1564Release DateMay 12, 2006Most Recently UpdatedOct 7, 2013Copyright StatusPublic domain in the USA.Downloads1565 downloads in the last 30 days.Project Gutenberg eBooks flake always free!