Download or read book The Lives of the Poets written by Samuel Johnson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Lives of the Poets' is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most diverting. This volume makes available Samuel Johnson's most substantial Lives in unabridged form. Texts are drawn from Roger Lonsdale's authoritative complete edition, and introduced by John Mullan.