Quotes and notes on James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson: Part II

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Part three of our highlights of James Boswell's seminal biography of the eighteenth-century giant of English literature, Dr Samuel Johnson.Part one: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/p3AA29Zql2bP...

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James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson left such an impression on me that I've felt compelled to share my highlights from this pioneering biography. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan...

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