The Story of Doctor Johnson Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

The Story of Doctor Johnson Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

The Story of Doctor Johnson; Being an Introduction to Boswell's LifeThe object of this little book is...
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Author: Roberts, S. C. (Sydney Castle),1887-1966
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Language: English
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The Story of Doctor Johnson Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

The Story of Doctor Johnson Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

$17.93 $8.96

The Story of Doctor Johnson Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

$17.93 $8.96
Author: Roberts, S. C. (Sydney Castle),1887-1966
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Story of Doctor Johnson; Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

The object of this little book is clearly expressed on the title-page; and the title-page might be left to speak for itself, were it not for the inevitable criticism that Boswell needs no introduction. "The most discreet of cicerones" it has been said "is an intruder when we open our old favourite, and, without further magic, retire into that delicious nook of eighteenth-century society[1]." This is from the point of view of the literary man, the "true lover" of Boswell; but the Life is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance. The usefulness, then, of such a book as this can be tested by one question: Is a man more, or less, likely to read Boswell and to read him with enjoyment, because, as a boy, he has been told the story of Dr Johnson in simpler form? This "simpler form" may require a little explanation. I have not been so foolish or so sacrilegious as to attempt to paraphrase Boswell for the young; on the other hand, I have not merely strung together a series of extracts and offered them as the [Pg viii] gems of the Boswellian narrative. But, letting Boswell for the most part speak for himselfnot in isolated tit-bits, but in substantial paragraphsI have endeavoured to present Dr Johnson, in the various stages of his career and in the varied circle of his friends, in such a way as to attract those who have not already known the charm of the "delicious nook" referred to above. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 45869
Author: Roberts, S. C. (Sydney Castle)
Release Date: Jun 3, 2014
Format: eBook
Language: English

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