The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I

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LibriVox recording of The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I by James Boswell. Read in English by Barbara Baker This is the first of four volumes of a what was a new, intimate, type of biography when it was first published in 1791 and which has been annotated by numerous editors . Boswell took many notes of Johnson's conversations during the time when he knew one of England's most influential men of letters and he also gives us frequent glimpses of other famous personalities who were part of Johnson's circle in eighteenth century London. - Summary by barbara2 For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 01-10 (187MB) Download M4B 11-23 (187MB) Download M4B 24-36 (182MB) Download M4B 37-51 (188MB) Download M4B 52-67 (188MB)

Directors & creators

James Boswell

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librivox; audiobooks;samuel; authors; johnson; english -- 18th century -- biography; critics -- great britain -- biography; subject lexicographers -- great britain -- biography; 1709-1784; language and literatures: english literature

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