Samuel Johnson Books


A Grammar of the English Tongue

Samuel Johnson

A Grammar of the English Tongue written by Samuel Johnson. A Grammar of the English TongueIn this division and order of the parts of grammar I follow the commongrammarians, without inquiring whet..

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

Samuel Johnson

In this enchanting fable (subtitled The Choice of Life), Rasselas and his retinue burrow their way out of the totalitarian paradise of the Happy Valley in search of that triad of eighteenth-century as..

Preface to Shakespeare

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare published in 1765 is a comment on the argument over the ancients and moderns. Johnson forwards his criticism with moral consideration and prescribes imitation w..

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland is a travel narrative by Samuel Johnson about an eighty-three-day journey through Scotland, in particular the islands of the Hebrides, in the late summer a..

Lives of the Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson

Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 is a multi volume biography about popular poets written by Samuel Johnson, an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwrigh..

Lives of the Poets, Vol. 1

Samuel Johnson

Lives of the Poets is a biographical works of popular poets like Cowley, Denham, Milton, Butler, Rochester, Roscommon, Otway. Written by Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an E..