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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 - 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer and diarist, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which the modern Johnsonian... Read Full Overview

Boswell's Life of Johnson, Abridged (1917) is a book written by James Boswell, which is a shortened version of his original work, The Life of Samuel Johnson. The book provides an insight into the life of Samuel Johnson, a renowned English writer, and lexicographer, who lived... Read Full Overview

Boswell's Life Of Johnson: Abridged And Edited, With An Introduction By Charles Grosvenor Osgood This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate... Read Full Overview

Boswell's Life of Johnson - By James Boswell - Abridged and edited, with an introduction - The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography;... Read Full Overview