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The story follows Samuel Johnson, the celebrated lexicographer of Georgian London, as he meets the Southwark brewer Henry Thrale and his wife, Mrs. Thrale, in 1764. Johnson’s growing relationship with the family brings him into contact with figures such as David Garrick, Oliver Goldsmith, Fanny Burney, and Joshua Reynolds. The novel charts how the Thrale home’s lively atmosphere and Johnson’s companionship with Mrs. Thrale develop over the last two decades of his life.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Bainbridge, Beryl
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