The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 1 by James Boswell: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 32 original MP3 tracks, 14:00:11 running time and a link to listen.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 1, credited to James Boswell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox 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.)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 1
- Author credits: James Boswell
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 32
- Listed recording duration: 14:00:11
Catalogue topics
- audio books
- biography
- James Boswell
- history
Opening tracks: first 24 of 32
- 01 — 25:22
- 02 — 21:01
- 03 — 48:58
- 04 — 21:46
- 05 — 17:53
- 06 — 19:54
- 07 — 18:12
- 08 — 16:45
- 09 — 21:01
- 10 — 41:04
- 11 — 23:49
- 12 — 29:31
- 13 — 20:47
- 14 — 16:08
- 15 — 33:29
- 16 — 19:41
- 17 — 25:42
- 18 — 22:45
- 19 — 29:29
- 20 — 24:50
- 21 — 27:07
- 22 — 32:11
- 23 — 26:35
- 24 — 25:17
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