James Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson, first published in 1791, is universally regarded as the greatest biography in the English language. Boswell spent years in intimate acquaintance with the lexicographer, critic, and conversationalist Samuel Johnson, recording his talk, his habits, and his opinions with meticulous devotion to build a portrait of unparalleled vivacity and depth.
This abridged edition, edited by Charles Grosvenor Osgood, makes Boswell’s masterpiece accessible to modern readers without sacrificing the essential Johnson. Download the free EPUB and meet the greatest literary personality of eighteenth-century England.