The Life of Samuel Johnson
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
| Full title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
|---|---|
| Author | James Boswell |
| Published | 1791 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Boswell’s Life of Johnson — the book that more or less invented modern biography, built out of decades of recorded talk. |
Where I heard about it
- @romanhelmetguy — volumes II and III, in nineteenth-century leather bindings, on the shelf in a photo he posted (December 2025) to illustrate his rule that “half the books you read must be from before WW2.”
Connections
- Samuel Johnson — the subject.
- Republic of Letters — the world the book documents.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.