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""Dr. Johnson: A Play"" by A. Edward Newton is a dramatic portrayal of the life and times of Samuel Johnson, the famous 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, and literary critic. The play follows Johnson's journey from his humble beginnings in Lichfield, through his struggles with poverty, depression, and illness, to his eventual rise to fame as a celebrated author and intellectual. Along the way, the play explores Johnson's relationships with his friends, family, and colleagues, including his contentious friendship with the writer and actor David Garrick, his patronage of the struggling poet Oliver Goldsmith, and his complex relationship with his wife, Tetty. The play also delves into Johnson's intellectual and philosophical beliefs, including his views on religion, morality, and the nature of human existence. Through vivid dialogue and powerful performances, ""Dr. Johnson: A Play"" offers a compelling and insightful look into the life of one of England's most fascinating literary figures.This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Important considerations in identifying editions, with some bibliographical absurdities; book catalogues; and a discussion of essayists, particularly Montaigne and Lamb.

A MAN (or a woman) is the most interesting thing in the world; and next is a book, which enables one to get at the heart of the mystery; and although not many men can say why they are or what they are, any man who publishes a book can, if he is on good terms with his publisher, secure the use of a little space to tell how the book came to be what it is.Some years ago a very learned friend of mine published a book, and in the introduction warned the "gentle reader" to skip the first chapter, and, as I have always maintained, by inference suggested that the rest was easy reading, which was not the case. In point of fact, the book was not intended for the "gentle reader" at all: it was a book written by a scholar for the scholar.Now, I have worked on a different plan. My book is written for the "tired business man" (there are a goodly number of us), who flatters himself that he is fond of reading; and as it is my first book, I may be permitted to tell how it came to be published.