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The Club : Johnson, Boswell, and the friends who shaped an age

text The Club : Johnson, Boswell, and the friends who shaped an age

Summary
"In 1763, the painter Joshua Reynolds proposed to his friend Samuel Johnson that they invite a few friends to join them every Friday at the Turk's Head Tavern in London to dine, drink, and talk until midnight. Eventually the group came to include ... Read more
Contents
Prologue -- Johnson before Boswell : the years of struggle -- Johnson before Boswell : fame at last -- Boswell before Johnson : setting out for the wide world -- Boswell before Johnson : the search for self -- The fateful meeting -- Boswell abroad... Read more
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vi, 473 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Publisher
Yale University Press 2019

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 920 DAM in Adult Non-fiction Available

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