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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2025

Robert DeMaria  and
Daniel Hitchens
Robert DeMaria
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Vassar College, New York
Daniel Hitchens
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The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Johnson , pp. 156 - 159
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Further Reading
  • Robert DeMaria, Vassar College, New York, Daniel Hitchens, independent
  • Book: The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Johnson
  • Online publication: 07 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009534550.011
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  • Further Reading
  • Robert DeMaria, Vassar College, New York, Daniel Hitchens, independent
  • Book: The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Johnson
  • Online publication: 07 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009534550.011
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  • Further Reading
  • Robert DeMaria, Vassar College, New York, Daniel Hitchens, independent
  • Book: The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Johnson
  • Online publication: 07 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009534550.011
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