Monday, June 6, 2011
Review 46: Life of Johnson (James Boswell)
A masterpiece on a master. Those who struggle with melancholy will benefit reading about Boswell's struggles. Here is the life of a man with extraordinary trials, and the gifts to match. I wonder if you ever find the one without the other; or at least if you ever find that a person used extraordinary gifts profitably without the disciplining benefit of trials.
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