BIBFRAME Work

Title

A life of Johnson

Type

• Non Music Audio
• Monograph

Contribution

• Hartman, Billy (author)
• Boswell, James, 1740-1795 (author)

Subject

• London (England)--Intellectual life--18th century (LCSH)
• Authors, English--18th century (LCSH)
• Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 (LCNAF)

Genre Form

• Audiobooks (LCGFT)
• Biographies (LCGFT)
• Abridgments (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Classification

• LCC: SDD 38684 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
• DDC: 828.609

Content

• spoken word

Note

Read by Billy Hartman.

Table of Contents

CD 1. Dr. Johnson's birth and background -- Dr. Johnson-the student -- The move to London -- The death of his wife -- Publication of the Dictionary -- My first meeting with Dr. Johnson -- With Dr. Johnson and Dr. Goldsmith -- 'Pity is not natural to man' -- 'Jean Bull philosophe' -- 1764-the literary club -- 1765-with the Thrale family -- 'Smile with the wise and feed the rich' -- CD 2. Hope and experience -- Johnson's personal courage -- A capital tavern -- Dr. Johnson's compassion -- Dr. Johnson meets John Wilkes -- Bons mots from the Johnsonian garden -- More dialogues -- Lives of the poets -- 1783-aged 74 -- The last year -- The death of Dr. Johnson.

Authorized Access Point

Boswell, James, 1740-1795. A life of Johnson

Geographic Coverage

• England

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30T17:44:59.911258+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 21759383

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30
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• Description language: eng
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