Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 210 Stephen, Leslie 1832 1904 Stephen, Sir Leslie Samuel Johnson Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Samuel Johnson" by Leslie Stephen is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the life and legacy of Samuel Johnson, exploring various significant aspects of his existence from childhood through to his literary contributions and his relationships with friends and contemporaries. The beginning of the book opens with an examination of Johnson's early life, detailing his background in Lichfield where he was born in 1709 to a bookseller father. This portion highlights the challenges he faced from a young age, including health issues and the influence of his father's ambitions. Johnson's childhood is portrayed as a mix of eccentricity and brilliance, marked by his early intellectual pursuits and social interactions that shaped his character. The narrative weaves in anecdotes about his quirky behavior and remarkable intellectual capacity, setting the stage for the deeper explorations of his literary career and personal struggles that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 382987 2025-07-05T06:07:50.428653 text/html 382980 382870 2024-11-05T07:43:39.798060 2023-10-05T08:01:21.407000 text/html text/html 215990 2025-07-05T06:07:55.982626 application/epub+zip 220887 2025-07-05T06:07:52.112682 application/epub+zip 220887 2025-07-05T06:07:51.048653 application/epub+zip 381081 2025-07-05T06:07:59.049615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362908 2025-07-05T06:07:55.342654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330550 2022-09-05T11:20:37.403666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364406 2025-07-05T06:07:50.114619 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344725 2024-10-28T18:22:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17296 2025-07-05T06:07:59.173596 application/rdf+xml 12569 2025-07-05T06:07:51.536644 image/jpeg 3351 2025-07-05T06:07:51.289633 image/jpeg 213674 2025-07-05T06:07:50.458677 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia