Samuel Johnson

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.