The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork.

Boswell's meticulous attention to detail and his deep affection for his subject shine through on every page, making this book a timeless classic.

In Boswell's "The Life of Samuel Johnson", one of the most gigantic figures of English literature is exposed with unparalleled immediacy and originality.

Yet this is also an intimate picture of domestic life, which mingles the greatest talkers of a talkative age with the hero's humbler friends in a picture which is, before all things, humane.

As Johnson's constant and admiring companion, Boswell was able to record not only the outward events of his life, but also the humour, wit, and sturdy common sense of his conversation.

This fascinating collection, edited by Paul Tankard, presents a generous and varied selection of Boswell¡¯s journalistic writings, most of which have not been published since the eighteenth century.

The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork.

Praise for the earlier edition: The journal is admirably edited and annotated.--W. H. Auden, New Yorker