The Story of Doctor Johnson: Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

S. C. Roberts

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330317602 ISBN 13 : 9781330317600

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. Excerpt from The Story of Doctor Johnson: Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life (Classic Reprint)



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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Boswell needs no introduction. The most discreet of cicerones it has been said is an intruder when we open our old favourite, and, without further magic, retire into that delicious nook of eighteenth-century society1. This is from the point of view of the literary man, the true lover of Boswell; but the Life is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance. The usefulness, then, of such a book as this can be tested by one question: Is a man more, or less, likely to read Boswell and to read him with enjoyment, because, as a boy, he has been told the story of Dr Johnson in simpler form? This "simpler form" may require a little explanation. I have not been so foolish or so sacrilegious as to attempt to paraphrase Boswell for the young; on the other hand, I have not merely strung together a series of extracts and offered them as the 1Sir Leslie Stephen, Hours in a Library. About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of ach page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330317602
• ISBN 13: 9781330317600
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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