Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson
During the Last Twenty Years of his Life

First published in 1925, this book presents a well-known collection of anecdotes by Samuel Johnson.

S. C. Roberts (Edited by), Hesther Lynch Piozzi (Author)

9781316619971, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 September 2016

256 pages
18 x 12.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.27 kg

First published in 1925, this book presents a well-known collection of anecdotes by Samuel Johnson. The anecdotes were recorded and compiled by the British author and diarist Hester Lynch Thrale (1741–1821), who became Hester Lynch Piozzi following her second marriage. The original version of the text was published in 1786, shortly after Johnson's death in 1784. An editorial introduction and bibliography were created for this Cambridge edition. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Johnson, Thrale and eighteenth-century thought.

Preface
Bibliography
Introduction
Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.
Notes on the text
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]