Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson is Leslie Stephen’s compact portrait of the great lexicographer, clubman and moralist—the maker of the Dictionary, the talker of the Club, the melancholy wit who filled a century with sentences. Drawing on Boswell and on a critic’s own ear, Stephen traces a life of struggle, conversation and style without burying the man under monument. It remains a lucid doorway into Johnson’s mind and into the London that formed him.

This special edition has been created with accessibility in mind. It features a fully adjustable coloured overlay system designed to support readers with Irlen Syndrome, dyslexia, or visual stress. By reducing visual strain and allowing each reader to customise their experience, this edition makes Leslie Stephens’s judicious narrative more comfortable and enjoyable to read.

Rediscover the biographical insight and Augustan clarity of Samuel Johnson in a format thoughtfully crafted to be more inclusive for all readers.