Samuel Johnson Books
A Grammar of the English Tongue
Samuel JohnsonA Grammar of the English Tongue written by Samuel Johnson. A Grammar of the English TongueIn this division and order of the parts of grammar I follow the commongrammarians, without inquiring whet..
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Samuel JohnsonIn this enchanting fable (subtitled The Choice of Life), Rasselas and his retinue burrow their way out of the totalitarian paradise of the Happy Valley in search of that triad of eighteenth-century as..
Preface to Shakespeare
Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare published in 1765 is a comment on the argument over the ancients and moderns. Johnson forwards his criticism with moral consideration and prescribes imitation w..
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Samuel JohnsonA Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland is a travel narrative by Samuel Johnson about an eighty-three-day journey through Scotland, in particular the islands of the Hebrides, in the late summer a..
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
Samuel JohnsonLives of the Poets, Volume 1 is a multi volume biography about popular poets written by Samuel Johnson, an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwrigh..
Lives of the Poets, Vol. 1
Samuel JohnsonLives of the Poets is a biographical works of popular poets like Cowley, Denham, Milton, Butler, Rochester, Roscommon, Otway. Written by Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an E..