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Reviewed on September 1, 2008
The year 2009 will mark the tercentenary of the birth of Samuel Johnson (1709-84), and this new biography of the English essayist, lexicographer, and literary personality will help to mark the occasion. The two subjects of Martin's previous biographies A Life of James Boswell and Edmond Malone, Shakespearean Scholar were friends and colleagues of Johnson. Martin's book emphasizes aspects of Johnson not covered by any previously publis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More