Project Gutenberg 2013-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 503 Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron 1800 1859 Macaulay, Lord (Thomas Babington Macaulay) Macaulay, T. Babington (Thomas Babington) Macaulay, Thomas Babington Hanson, Charles Lane 1870 Hanson, Charles L. (Charles Lane) 03020481 Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson, with a Selection from his Essay on Johnson Produced by David Edwards, Brett Fishburne, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson" edited by Charles Lane Hanson is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the life and accomplishments of Samuel Johnson, one of the most significant literary figures of the 18th century, who is known for his contributions to English literature, including his famous dictionary and essays. The text also includes a selection from Macaulay's essay on Johnson, highlighting the intersections between Macaulay and Johnson’s thoughts on literature and society. At the start of the book, the editor introduces Thomas Babington Macaulay and provides context about Johnson's early life, detailing his struggles with poverty, health issues, and the challenges he faced as he sought to establish himself as a writer. The narrative outlines Johnson's family background, his education, and his journey through various hardships before he eventually makes his mark in London. The opening portion reveals the formative experiences that shaped Johnson's character, such as his intellectual curiosity, struggles with his physical ailments, and his relationships with acquaintances who influenced his path, all of which set the stage for his emergence as a prominent literary figure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42971/42971-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 317582 2025-08-17T10:29:20.616422 text/html 296372 2024-10-23T16:29:29 text/html 365851 2025-08-17T10:29:25.620932 application/epub+zip 368757 2025-08-17T10:29:21.646463 application/epub+zip 185041 2025-08-17T10:29:21.125473 application/epub+zip 475468 2025-08-17T10:29:28.739886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442638 2025-08-17T10:29:25.086907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260447 2022-09-19T15:39:21.983282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276901 2025-08-17T10:29:19.958472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256877 2024-10-23T16:29:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17007 2025-08-17T10:29:28.882919 application/rdf+xml 21187 2025-08-17T10:29:21.233414 image/jpeg 3289 2025-08-17T10:29:21.179428 image/jpeg 342728 2025-08-17T10:29:20.650456 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