# Life of Johnson, Volume 2

_1765-1776_

By James Boswell.

"Life of Johnson, Volume 2" by James Boswell is a biography published in 1791. This landmark work chronicles the final twenty-two years of Samuel Johnson's life, England's great writer and literary critic. Drawing from extensive journals and detailed conversations, Boswell recreates Johnson's world through vivid scenes and dialogue. Often called the greatest biography in English, it reveals a complex moral hero struggling with despair and personal eccentricities while displaying penetrating wisdom. The work transformed biographical writing and remains both an invaluable historical source and enduring literary masterpiece. (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. II (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/9123) by James Boswell (5 h 12 min, English)
- [Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/2852) by James Boswell (14 h 7 min, English)

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