# Life of Johnson, Volume 1

_1709-1765_

By James Boswell.

"Life of Johnson, Volume 1" by James Boswell is a biography published in 1791. This landmark work chronicles the final twenty-two years of English writer Samuel Johnson's life through detailed journal entries and meticulously recorded conversations. Drawing from Boswell's extensive daily journals, the book recreates Johnson's "life in scenes," capturing his wit, wisdom, and moral struggles. Praised from publication as a masterpiece, it revolutionized biographical writing and remains one of the most celebrated nonfiction works in English literature, offering both historical insight and enduring literary achievement. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Editor: George Birkbeck Norman Hill
- Subjects: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784; Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography; Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8288) by James Boswell (33 h 43 min, English)
- [Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/1011) by James Boswell (14 h, English)

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