Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 20

The English critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson was among the most influential figures of the eighteenth century. This twentieth and final volume of the Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson presents the author's occasional writing, including prefaces, proposals, dedications, introductions, book reviews, public letters, appeals, and school exercises. It also includes the papers Johnson wrote for the convicted clergyman William Dodd. Edited by O. M. Brack, Jr., and Robert DeMaria, Jr., this volume brings Johnson's lesser-known writings to a contemporary audience.