Timeline
Lifetime:
1864 -
1940
Passed: ≈
84 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
A. Edward Newton
Books by A. Edward Newton
Doctor Johnson: A Play
History
Drama
Biography
Biography
Literature
Literary Criticism
18th century
English literature
James Boswell
Doctor Johnson
This play presents the life of Dr. Samuel Johnson, an 18th-century English writer and critic, largely through his own words and those of his contemporaries, especially his biographer James Boswell. The play offers a glimpse into Johnson's personality...