The Life of Samuel Johnson - James Boswell
Shared by:Tim31
Written by James Boswell
Format: MP3
Written by: James Boswell
Narrated by: Jim Killavey
Length: 32 hrs and 52 mins
Format: Abridged
Release Date:04-27-09
Publisher’s Summary
This book is considered by many to be the finest literary biography ever published. Samuel Johnson was the leading literary scholar and critic of his age, helping to define the Augustan Age of English Literature. He is as celebrated for his brilliant conversation as he is for his writing. He began contributing to London magazine around 1737 on literary and political subjects. Johnson’s place in history and literature was assured with the publication of his Dictionary of the English Language, the first comprehensive English lexicography. In 1763 Johnson met James Boswell and, by 1791, The Life of Samuel Johnson appeared. Boswell recorded Johnson’s conversation so minutely that Johnson is better remembered today for his sayings than for his own literary work. His biography is generally regarded as one of the greatest in the language. “Wrong Reader”
I was delighted to see an unabridged version of the Life of Johnson…and listening to clip exhibited I had to agree with the previous reviewer. The Billy Hartman version - available here on Audible is fantastic but abridged. Get that and then read the original. Hartman (a Scot) is massively convincing as both Boswell and Johnson - if ever I get enough money I will sponsor him to do the full version! Naxos - get him back - I know several others who will be buyers…
“well worth listening to!”
In spite of the reader’s robotic reading I have really enjoyed the whole 32 hours. I had failed to read very far into the books on two occasions but looked forward to each session of the audiobook. In fact I finally enjoyed the reading and smiled at the hopeless pronunciation of every British place name and the execrable French and Latin.
“Struggle to Listen”
I wanted so much to hear Samuel Johnsons story, so facinating to catch what people did in 1700’s….but I found it painful to listen to as the reader had not researched any pronunciation of places and names and some so obvious and well known places…I found myself thinking what was that?? and then missed something interesting..I agree with the previous review maybe better coming from a Scotsman
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January 16th, 2017
If anyone still has this one please seed. I would love to get it. thank you.
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