Dr. Johnson and His World (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ivor Brown
- First Published: 1965
- Time of Work: 1709–1784
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Oliver Goldsmith, George III
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Authors or writers, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Criticism, London, Biography
- Locales: England
Form and Content
Ivor Brown’s Dr. Johnson and His World, which is attractive to the eye and easy to browse through, is composed of equal portions of text and illustrations. Because the book is short and not divided into chapters, a reader may skim some pages and pause to read others when an illustration catches the eye. It is, in essence, a coffee-table book for young adults.
Brown takes as his starting point the life and writing career of Samuel Johnson, using Johnson’s life as a springboard to describe the world in which he flourished. Johnson’s England...
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