Six Essays on Samuel Johnson (Caret Press Essays)

Lexicographer, essayist, biographer, poet, critic, conversationalist and wit, Dr Johnson was one of the towering figures of English literature. Ross Davies brings you some fascinating, lesser-known aspects of the Doctor’s life: visiting Vauxhall Gardens, drinking in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, traipsing around Wales. We see Johnson through the critical eyes of H.L. Mencken, as the subject of a meticulous 20th-century genealogist, and as one half, with James Boswell, of a crime-busting detective duo.