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When Samuel Johnson was in his late sixties, he told Boswell that he would like to spend the rest of his life 'driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman'. This book argues that it is required to consider how Johnson lived his life, not just what he said.
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When Samuel Johnson was in his late sixties, he told Boswell that he would like to spend the rest of his life 'driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman'. This book argues that it is required to consider how Johnson lived his life, not just what he said.

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