The complete online text of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 by James Boswell.

James Boswell is important for several reasons. His biography of Samuel Johnson is undoubtedly his most celebrated work, and for it he has traditionally been assigned pride of place among biographers. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) is often sai...

James Boswell is important for several reasons. His biography of Samuel Johnson is undoubtedly his most celebrated work, and for it he has traditionally been assigned pride of place among biographers. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) is often sai...

James Boswell's impact on the development of biography as a genre and on the understanding of the requirements for good biographical writing can hardly be overstated. The discovery of Boswell's journals has not only enhanced his reputation as one of lite...

Lyndon was bigger than Texas . LYNDON JOHNSON was not one of nature's gentlemen. First elected to the Senate by way of massive ballot fraud, he was cruel, ruthless, deceitful and on a cash retainer from wealthy reactionaries whose interests he...

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISHES IN THE OHIO RIVER DRAINAGE, VOLUME 4: PERCIDAE-PERCH, PIKEPERCH, AND DARTERS. Thomas P. Simon and Robert Wallus. 2006. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 619 p. $159.95 (hardcover).-This is the fourth book in an ambitious and desperately...