| Samuel Johnson: A Personal History: A Personal History Contributor(s): Hibbert, Christopher (Author), Hitchings, Henry (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0230614272 ISBN-13: 9780230614277 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 828.609 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 384 pages |
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| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hibbert, Christopher: - Christopher Hibbert (1924-2008), "a pearl of biographers" (New Statesman), is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of Disraeli (St. Martin's Press), The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The English: A Social History, and Cavaliers and Roundheads. He lived in Oxfordshire, England.Hitchings, Henry: - Henry Hitchings was born in 1974. He is the author of The Secret Life of Words, Who's Afraid of Jane Austen?, and Defining the World. He has contributed to many newspapers and magazines and is the theater critic for the London Evening Standard. |