Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781438519326)

Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741 NS] -1821) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts also known as Hester Thrale. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about eighteenth-century life. Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson was first published 26 March 1786. The Thraliana was full of anecdotes of Johnson which Piozzi used in writing this book. When this book was first published in 1786 it sold out within four days. Samuel Johnson was a major contributor to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was an Anglican and political conservative. He has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history"

Author: Hesther Lynch Piozzi
ISBN-10: 143851932X
ISBN-13: 9781438519326
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2009
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.33d