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Dr Johnson, having completed his life's major work (the first ever Dictionary of the English Language) is running an increasingly chaotic life, torn between his strict morality and his undeclared passion for Mrs Thrale, the wife of an old friend. Her daughter, Queeney, narrates.
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Beryl Bainbridge wrote seventeen novels, two travel books and five plays for stage and television, she was shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, and won literary awards including the Whitbread Prize and the Author of the Year Award at the British Book Awards. She died in July 2010.
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In this outstanding historical novel, Beryl Bainbridge, a five-time nominee for Britain's Booker Prize, continues thoughtfully and logically to reconstruct history. This time we are privy to the last twenty years in the life of Samuel Johnson, not according to Boswell, but ACCORDING TO QUEENEY, the daughter of Johnson's final confidante, Mrs. Thrale. Queeney's droll observations level the adult world's pretensions. Miriam Margolyes converts Johnson's metaphorical "black dog crouching on the landing" into a palpable thing, rather than the chimera it is. Johnson's preoccupation with his own melancholy and his tendency toward masochism are subtly developed by Bainbridge, and brought to life with equal finesse by Margolyes. The union of author, subject, and performance makes this a memorable literary event. Fascinating storytelling. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherLittle, Brown
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0316859036
- ISBN 13 9780316859035
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Book Description Paperback. 1. Against the brilliant background of Georgian London,candidly and comically, the story is told of unrequited love, passion, rejection and possession, revealing the sexual tensions that lie beneath the ordered surface of everyday life. 1764 - the great Samuel Johnson dines with Henry Thrale and his vivacious wife Hester, begininng an extraordinary relationship lasting 20 years.It also allows us into a world unknown to James Boswell. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2001. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 1998 also with PRAISE FOR MASTER GEORGE This is a used book in good condition, meaning that it shows signs of wear but has no major defects.Most of our images are sourced automatically, so the book cover shown might be different to the edition we have in stock. Seller Inventory # 16608580
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