life_of_samuel_johnson_vol1_0808_librivox1 James Boswell audio librivoxaudio audio_bookspoetry opensource_audio <a href="http://librivox.org">LibriVox</a> recording of The Life of Samuel Johnson Vol. I by James Boswell, read by LibriVox volunteers. Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is widely considered to be the greatest English-language biography ever written. It was revolutionary in its efforts to represent Johnson as he was, celebrating his flaws as well as his genius, and in Boswell's decision to represent Johnson primarily by quoting his writings and relating personal anecdotes rather than relying on matters of public record. From the time of its publication till now, The Life of Johnson has been one of the most popular and influential books ever written. (Summary by Kirsten Ferreri.) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit <a href="http://librivox.org">LibriVox.org</a> 2008-08-25 2008 LibriVox;audio books;biography;James Boswell;history http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ 1 2008-08-25 15:09:08 info@librivox.org LibriVox Librivox recording of a public-domain text 2008-08-25 17:23:18 librivoxbooks