| Author/Contributor(s): | Hibbert, Christopher; Hitchings, Henry |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Griffin |
| Date: | 05/12/2009 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Christopher Hibbert draws on every known contemporary source to provide a minutely detailed look at the fascinating writer Samuel Johnson. Using facts and anecdotes, Hibbert delivers intimate glimpses into Johnson's time as a schoolboy, his eccentricities as an undergraduate at Oxford, his struggle as a poor writer in London, and his slow rise to the legendary figure with a court of admirers and a steady stream of visitors. Hibbert combines personal stories with an examination Johnson's writing, offering a compelling and readable account.