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AudioThe Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II (version 2)
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LibriVox recording of The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II (version 2) by James Boswell. Read in English by Barbara Baker This is the second 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 . This edition with footnotes is by George Birbeck Hill. 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 01-17 (208MB) Download M4B 18-34 (209MB) Download M4B 35-50 (204MB) Download M4B 51-66 (186MB)
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James Boswell
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librivox; audiobooks;Samuel Johnson; critics -- great britain -- biography; language and literatures: english literature; english -- 18th century --biography
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