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Rousseau: “Vi piacciono i gatti?”.
Boswell: “No”.
Rousseau: “Ne ero sicuro. È un segno del carattere. In questo avete l’istinto umano del dispotismo. Agli uomini non piacciono i gatti perché il gatto è libero e non si adatterà mai a essere schiavo. Non fa nulla su vostro ordine, come fanno altri animali … https://cctm.website/vi-piacciono-i-gatti/James Boswell
#jamesboswell #gatti #libri #caturday #cctmwebsite #anoipiaceleggere #leggere
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Rousseau: “Vi piacciono i gatti?”.
Boswell: “No”.
Rousseau: “Ne ero sicuro. È un segno del carattere. In questo avete l’istinto umano del dispotismo. Agli uomini non piacciono i gatti perché il gatto è libero e non si adatterà mai a essere schiavo. Non fa nulla su vostro ordine, come fanno altri animali … https://cctm.website/vi-piacciono-i-gatti/James Boswell
#jamesboswell #gatti #libri #caturday #cctmwebsite #anoipiaceleggere #leggere
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Rousseau: “Vi piacciono i gatti?”.
Boswell: “No”.
Rousseau: “Ne ero sicuro. È un segno del carattere. In questo avete l’istinto umano del dispotismo. Agli uomini non piacciono i gatti perché il gatto è libero e non si adatterà mai a essere schiavo. Non fa nulla su vostro ordine, come fanno altri animali … https://cctm.website/vi-piacciono-i-gatti/James Boswell
#jamesboswell #gatti #libri #caturday #cctmwebsite #anoipiaceleggere #leggere
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography. He wrote like hell, and the full fragrance, the authentic buzz, of his own life and period, such as it was, rises with Flemish exactness from every other sentence he chose to write down.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell in the London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
5/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography. He wrote like hell, and the full fragrance, the authentic buzz, of his own life and period, such as it was, rises with Flemish exactness from every other sentence he chose to write down.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell in the London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
5/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography. He wrote like hell, and the full fragrance, the authentic buzz, of his own life and period, such as it was, rises with Flemish exactness from every other sentence he chose to write down.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell in the London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
5/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography. He wrote like hell, and the full fragrance, the authentic buzz, of his own life and period, such as it was, rises with Flemish exactness from every other sentence he chose to write down.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell in the London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
5/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography. He wrote like hell, and the full fragrance, the authentic buzz, of his own life and period, such as it was, rises with Flemish exactness from every other sentence he chose to write down.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell in the London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
5/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“A fool can utter a brilliant sentence but it seems quite rare for a fool to be able to write an admirable biography of seven or eight hundred pages”
Jorge Luis Borges asks, was Boswell just a lucky idiot? Or is his “Samuel Johnson” a brilliant literary creation?
4/5
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #Borges
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“A fool can utter a brilliant sentence but it seems quite rare for a fool to be able to write an admirable biography of seven or eight hundred pages”
Jorge Luis Borges asks, was Boswell just a lucky idiot? Or is his “Samuel Johnson” a brilliant literary creation?
4/5
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #Borges
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“A fool can utter a brilliant sentence but it seems quite rare for a fool to be able to write an admirable biography of seven or eight hundred pages”
Jorge Luis Borges asks, was Boswell just a lucky idiot? Or is his “Samuel Johnson” a brilliant literary creation?
4/5
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #Borges
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“A fool can utter a brilliant sentence but it seems quite rare for a fool to be able to write an admirable biography of seven or eight hundred pages”
Jorge Luis Borges asks, was Boswell just a lucky idiot? Or is his “Samuel Johnson” a brilliant literary creation?
4/5
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #Borges
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“A fool can utter a brilliant sentence but it seems quite rare for a fool to be able to write an admirable biography of seven or eight hundred pages”
Jorge Luis Borges asks, was Boswell just a lucky idiot? Or is his “Samuel Johnson” a brilliant literary creation?
4/5
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #Borges
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“While in Rome, Boswell posed for a painting […] Above him, an owl perched absurdly on a branch. Somehow the painter captured the mixture of silliness and self-importance that made Boswell so engaging.”
🖼️: George Willison (1741–1797), 1765
3/5
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #art #visualart #portrait
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“While in Rome, Boswell posed for a painting […] Above him, an owl perched absurdly on a branch. Somehow the painter captured the mixture of silliness and self-importance that made Boswell so engaging.”
🖼️: George Willison (1741–1797), 1765
3/5
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #art #visualart #portrait
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“While in Rome, Boswell posed for a painting […] Above him, an owl perched absurdly on a branch. Somehow the painter captured the mixture of silliness and self-importance that made Boswell so engaging.”
🖼️: George Willison (1741–1797), 1765
3/5
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #art #visualart #portrait
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“While in Rome, Boswell posed for a painting […] Above him, an owl perched absurdly on a branch. Somehow the painter captured the mixture of silliness and self-importance that made Boswell so engaging.”
🖼️: George Willison (1741–1797), 1765
3/5
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #art #visualart #portrait
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“While in Rome, Boswell posed for a painting […] Above him, an owl perched absurdly on a branch. Somehow the painter captured the mixture of silliness and self-importance that made Boswell so engaging.”
🖼️: George Willison (1741–1797), 1765
3/5
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography #art #visualart #portrait
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“I was intrigued by Johnson but found Boswell downright enthralling… an irresistible character in his own right, a contradictory, needy and sometimes infuriating man who drank too much, talked too much and preserved many of his indiscretions in writing”
2/5
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/james-boswells-scotland-106667503/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“I was intrigued by Johnson but found Boswell downright enthralling… an irresistible character in his own right, a contradictory, needy and sometimes infuriating man who drank too much, talked too much and preserved many of his indiscretions in writing”
2/5
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/james-boswells-scotland-106667503/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“I was intrigued by Johnson but found Boswell downright enthralling… an irresistible character in his own right, a contradictory, needy and sometimes infuriating man who drank too much, talked too much and preserved many of his indiscretions in writing”
2/5
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/james-boswells-scotland-106667503/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“I was intrigued by Johnson but found Boswell downright enthralling… an irresistible character in his own right, a contradictory, needy and sometimes infuriating man who drank too much, talked too much and preserved many of his indiscretions in writing”
2/5
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/james-boswells-scotland-106667503/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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“I was intrigued by Johnson but found Boswell downright enthralling… an irresistible character in his own right, a contradictory, needy and sometimes infuriating man who drank too much, talked too much and preserved many of his indiscretions in writing”
2/5
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/james-boswells-scotland-106667503/
#Scottish #literature #JamesBoswell #SamuelJohnson #18thCentury #biography
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I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
-- James Boswell⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #JamesBoswell #Life
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota
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I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
-- James Boswell⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #JamesBoswell #Life
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota
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I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
-- James Boswell⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #JamesBoswell #Life
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota
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I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
-- James Boswell⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #JamesBoswell #Life
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota
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I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
-- James Boswell⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #JamesBoswell #Life
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota
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The Many Lives of James Boswell
Terry Seymour’s 2022 talk for the Edinburgh Bibliographic Society, discussing his extraordinary collection of books, papers, & artworks identified with James Boswell – including private papers, portraits, personal books, & more
4/4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSE-cbLmbTM
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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The Many Lives of James Boswell
Terry Seymour’s 2022 talk for the Edinburgh Bibliographic Society, discussing his extraordinary collection of books, papers, & artworks identified with James Boswell – including private papers, portraits, personal books, & more
4/4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSE-cbLmbTM
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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The Many Lives of James Boswell
Terry Seymour’s 2022 talk for the Edinburgh Bibliographic Society, discussing his extraordinary collection of books, papers, & artworks identified with James Boswell – including private papers, portraits, personal books, & more
4/4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSE-cbLmbTM
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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The Many Lives of James Boswell
Terry Seymour’s 2022 talk for the Edinburgh Bibliographic Society, discussing his extraordinary collection of books, papers, & artworks identified with James Boswell – including private papers, portraits, personal books, & more
4/4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSE-cbLmbTM
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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The Many Lives of James Boswell
Terry Seymour’s 2022 talk for the Edinburgh Bibliographic Society, discussing his extraordinary collection of books, papers, & artworks identified with James Boswell – including private papers, portraits, personal books, & more
4/4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSE-cbLmbTM
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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Was James Boswell just an idiot who had the good fortune to meet Dr Johnson and write his biography? Or is this “Samuel Johnson” actually a brilliant dramatic character created by Boswell?
Read Jorge Luis Borges’ “A Lecture on Johnson & Boswell”
3/4
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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Was James Boswell just an idiot who had the good fortune to meet Dr Johnson and write his biography? Or is this “Samuel Johnson” actually a brilliant dramatic character created by Boswell?
Read Jorge Luis Borges’ “A Lecture on Johnson & Boswell”
3/4
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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Was James Boswell just an idiot who had the good fortune to meet Dr Johnson and write his biography? Or is this “Samuel Johnson” actually a brilliant dramatic character created by Boswell?
Read Jorge Luis Borges’ “A Lecture on Johnson & Boswell”
3/4
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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Was James Boswell just an idiot who had the good fortune to meet Dr Johnson and write his biography? Or is this “Samuel Johnson” actually a brilliant dramatic character created by Boswell?
Read Jorge Luis Borges’ “A Lecture on Johnson & Boswell”
3/4
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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Was James Boswell just an idiot who had the good fortune to meet Dr Johnson and write his biography? Or is this “Samuel Johnson” actually a brilliant dramatic character created by Boswell?
Read Jorge Luis Borges’ “A Lecture on Johnson & Boswell”
3/4
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/07/28/lecture-johnson-and-boswell/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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“The Life of Samuel Johnson was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print”
—When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece: James Boswell & the nature of genius
2/4
https://www.fantasticanachronism.com/p/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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“The Life of Samuel Johnson was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print”
—When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece: James Boswell & the nature of genius
2/4
https://www.fantasticanachronism.com/p/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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“The Life of Samuel Johnson was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print”
—When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece: James Boswell & the nature of genius
2/4
https://www.fantasticanachronism.com/p/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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“The Life of Samuel Johnson was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print”
—When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece: James Boswell & the nature of genius
2/4
https://www.fantasticanachronism.com/p/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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“The Life of Samuel Johnson was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print”
—When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece: James Boswell & the nature of genius
2/4
https://www.fantasticanachronism.com/p/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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—“Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.”
—“That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.”May 16 is Biographers Day – marking the date in 1763 when James Boswell first met Samuel Johnson
1/4
https://lithub.com/of-course-samuel-johnson-met-james-boswell-in-a-bookstore/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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—“Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.”
—“That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.”May 16 is Biographers Day – marking the date in 1763 when James Boswell first met Samuel Johnson
1/4
https://lithub.com/of-course-samuel-johnson-met-james-boswell-in-a-bookstore/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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—“Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.”
—“That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.”May 16 is Biographers Day – marking the date in 1763 when James Boswell first met Samuel Johnson
1/4
https://lithub.com/of-course-samuel-johnson-met-james-boswell-in-a-bookstore/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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—“Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.”
—“That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.”May 16 is Biographers Day – marking the date in 1763 when James Boswell first met Samuel Johnson
1/4
https://lithub.com/of-course-samuel-johnson-met-james-boswell-in-a-bookstore/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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—“Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.”
—“That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.”May 16 is Biographers Day – marking the date in 1763 when James Boswell first met Samuel Johnson
1/4
https://lithub.com/of-course-samuel-johnson-met-james-boswell-in-a-bookstore/
#Scottish #literature #biography #SamuelJohnson #JamesBoswell #18thCentury #BiographersDay
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I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
-- James Boswell -
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
-- James Boswell -
When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece
“The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print… It went through 41 editions just in the 19th century.”
5/5
https://fantasticanachronism.com/2020/10/22/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece/
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
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When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece
“The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print… It went through 41 editions just in the 19th century.”
5/5
https://fantasticanachronism.com/2020/10/22/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece/
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
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When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece
“The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print… It went through 41 editions just in the 19th century.”
5/5
https://fantasticanachronism.com/2020/10/22/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece/
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
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When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece
“The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print… It went through 41 editions just in the 19th century.”
5/5
https://fantasticanachronism.com/2020/10/22/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece/
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
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When the Worst Man in the World Writes a Masterpiece
“The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. was an instant sensation. While the works of Johnson were quickly forgotten, his biography has never been out of print… It went through 41 editions just in the 19th century.”
5/5
https://fantasticanachronism.com/2020/10/22/when-the-worst-man-in-the-world-writes-a-masterpiece/
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell, London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
4/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell, London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
4/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
-
“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell, London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
4/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
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“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell, London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
4/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson
-
“In his excitement at the prospect of the examined life Boswell invented modern biography.”
—Andrew O’Hagan’s celebration of James Boswell, London Review of Books, 5 Oct 2000
4/5
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v22/n19/andrew-o-hagan/self-hugging
#Scottish #literature #biography #JamesBoswell #18thcentury #SamuelJohnson