Boswell's Life of JohnsonBOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSONReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSONPrefaceINTRODUCTIONTHE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 2)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 3)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 4)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 5)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 6)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 7)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 8)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 9)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 10)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 11)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 12)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 13)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 14)Beginning of this editionNext chapter →PrefaceAll chapters and sections (17)BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSONPrefaceINTRODUCTIONTHE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 2)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 3)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 4)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 5)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 6)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 7)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 8)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 9)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 10)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 11)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 12)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 13)THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 14)By James BoswellAbridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood Professor of English at Princeton UniversityPreface →