Front matter
Reading edition
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Page numbers are enclosed between curly brackets to assis the reader in using the index.
DR. JOHNSON AND HIS CIRCLE
by
JOHN BAILEY
Author of "Poets and Poetry," "The Claims of French Poetry," etc.
Thornton Butterworth Limited 15 Bedford Street, London, W.C.2
First Published . . . . February 1913 Second Impression . . . September 1919 Third Impression . . . . August 1927 Fourth Impression . . . January 1931
All Rights Reserved
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CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I JOHNSON AS A NATIONAL INSTITUTION . . . . . . . . 7 II THE GENIUS OF BOSWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 III THE LIVES OF BOSWELL AND JOHNSON . . . . . . . . . 70 IV JOHNSON'S CHARACTER AND CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . 109 V JOHNSON'S WORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 VI THE FRIENDS OF JOHNSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
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