Afternoon Reading - The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Johnson's Miscellany

Series of readings featuring extracts from Samuel Johnson's major works, read by Michael Pennington and introduced by Johnson's biographer and Professor of English at King's College, David Nokes

Afternoon Reading - The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Johnson's Miscellany - Episode 1

Three readings featuring extracts from Samuel Johnson's major works read by Michael Pennington and introduced by Johnson's biographer, David Nokes.

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Afternoon Reading - The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Johnson's Miscellany - Episode 2

Michael Pennington reads from two contrasting essays from The Idler series, published weekly in the Universal Chronicle.

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Afternoon Reading - The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Johnson's Miscellany - Episode 3

Johnson's Preface to the Plays of William Shakespeare and one of his final instalments of biography and literary criticism, examining the life and work of the poet Alexander Pope.

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