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Author: Norman Page Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1349100366 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 152
Book Description
This chronology, like others in the series, presents the story of Dr Johnson's life in a readily accessible format to provide scholar and general reader alike with a quick guide to dates, people and places together with supplementary indexes.
Author: Norman Page Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1349100366 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 152
Book Description
This chronology, like others in the series, presents the story of Dr Johnson's life in a readily accessible format to provide scholar and general reader alike with a quick guide to dates, people and places together with supplementary indexes.
Author: Jeffrey Meyers Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd ISBN: 1904915507 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 543
Book Description
Jeffrey Meyers tells the extraordinary story of Samuel Johnson one of the most illustrious figures of English literary tradition. Johnson was famous as a poet, novelist, biographer, essayist, critic, editor, lexicographer, conversationalist and larger than life personality. After nine years of work Johnson's, 'A dictionary of the English Language, was published in 1755. He overcame great adversity to achieve success. 'The Struggle' is a masterful portrait of a brilliant and tormented figure.
Author: Samuel Johnson Publisher: CSS Limited ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 756
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First published in 1921, and cited on the Africa's Best 100 Books List, this is a standard work on the history of theYorubas from the earliest times to the beginning of the British Protectorate. The first part of the book discusses the people, theircountry and language, religion, government, land law, manners and customs. The second part is divided into four periods, dealing first with mytheological kings and deified heroes; with the growth, prosperity and oppression of the Yoruba people; the time of revolutionary wars and disruption; and, finally, the arrest of disintegration, inter-tribal wars, and the coming of the British. There are two appendices, on dealing with treaties and agreements, the other giving tables of Yoruba kings, rulers, and chiefs. The book also includes an index and map of the Yoruba country.
Author: Robert McCrum Publisher: ISBN: 9781903385838 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 0
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Beginning in 1611 with the King James Bible and ending in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert's 'The Sixth Extinction', this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture examines universally-acclaimed classics such as Pepys' 'Diaries', Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species', Stephen Hawking's 'A Brief History of Time' and a whole host of additional works --
Author: Greg Clingham Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521556255 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 290
Book Description
This Companion, first published in 1997, provides an introduction to the works and life of one of the key figures in English literary history.
Author: Norman Page
Author: Norman Page
Author: Norman Page
Author: Samuel Johnson
Author: Jeffrey Meyers
Author: Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Author: Robert McCrum
Author: Samuel Johnson
Author: Greg Clingham