{"product_id":"0032031180895","title":"Famous Authors: Samuel Johnson","description":"This documentary chronicles the life and times of the fascinating British author and raconteur Samuel Johnson. The video biography is part of a 25-program series for PBS that showcases the lives, careers, literature, and times of major American and British writers. Illustrations, diary excerpts, letters, conversations, music of the era, and narration evoke the spirit of the times, with the authors' work carefully placed in biographical context. Much of what is known about Samuel Johnson comes from the admiring words of his companion James Boswell, with whom he frequented caf?s and pubs. Johnson's engaging personality and scintillating conversational skills are captured in Boswell's biography of Johnson and in this film. A brilliant mind, but apparently not a diligent student, Johnson left Oxford early without obtaining a degree. He lived the life of a bohemian and actually only put pen to paper when he faced being a pauper. Most of his reputation as a writer and scholar is based on his Dictionary of 1755.","brand":"KULTUR ***","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47093419016432,"sku":"0032031180895","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/0032031180895_p0.jpg?v=1763798039","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/0032031180895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}