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Boswell's presumptuous task
Book • 2000
Boswell's Presumptuous Task is an acclaimed biography exploring James Boswell's ambitious project to write the definitive life of Samuel Johnson.
Adam Sisman details the challenges, dedication, and controversies Boswell faced in compiling journals, letters, and conversations to produce one of the greatest biographies in English literature.
The book won the US National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography in 2001 and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize.
Adam Sisman details the challenges, dedication, and controversies Boswell faced in compiling journals, letters, and conversations to produce one of the greatest biographies in English literature.
The book won the US National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography in 2001 and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize.
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