{"product_id":"the-supplicating-voice-paperback-by-samuel-johnson","title":"The Supplicating Voice Paperback by Samuel Johnson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2005-04-12)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e352\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780375725678\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e249.48\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.46 x 2.03\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eA unique one-volume selection of Samuel Johnson’s writings on spiritual and moral topics provides an unusually inspiring portrait of the man and his thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost readers know Dr. Johnson (1709—1784) as the formidable compiler of his famous Dictionary and as the witty conversationalist portrayed in Boswell’s \u003cb\u003eLife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBy contrast, this book–which draws on little-known unsigned sermons he wrote for hire for clergy friends, his private prayers and devotions, essays, poems, diaries, letters, and even key definitions from the Dictionary–offers a rare opportunity to discover Johnson’s rich insight and consoling spirituality gathered in one place. Boswell observed that \"He was a sincere and zealous ChristianÉ. He was steady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of religion and morality; both from a regard for the order of society, and from a veneration for the Great Source of all order.\" This Vintage Spiritual Classics Original opens a window on the moral universe of the leading English writer of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eSamuel Johnson (1709-1784) was born in Lichfield, England. Early in his career he    lived by a variety of literary strategies (translation, biography, poetry, pamphleteering,   commissions, hackwork) until embarking in 1747 on the greatest project of his career,   the singlehanded compilation of the first major dictionary of the English language.   Seven torturing, exhausting years of relentless work later it appeared, and his fame   and reputation for the first time were assured. Over the succeeding decade Johnson   devoted himself largely to essay writing, and in 1759 he published his famous philosophical   tale, \u003ci\u003eRasselas, Or, The Prince of Abyssynia\u003c\/i\u003e. Recognizing a lifetime of achievement,   King George III in 1762 was persuaded to award him an annual pension. It was not   until 1763 that Johnson met his future biographer, James Boswell. For the last 21   years of his life Dr. Johnson's wit and conversation would circulate ever more widely,   taking on even mythic proportions. During this period he also published his magnificent   \u003ci\u003eLives of the English Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, a crowning work of brilliant criticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Owen Chadwick,   Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge   University, 1956-83, is the author of many important works of church history including   \u003ci\u003eA History of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of the Popes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552893292705,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780375725678","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780375725678.jpg?v=1781719350","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-supplicating-voice-paperback-by-samuel-johnson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}