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This study uses biographical and literary evidence to explore the profound effect the reading of romances of chivalry had on Samuel Johnson. The romances he read are discussed and illustrated, followed by the chronological evidence, from his writing and his biography, for his lifelong involvement with romantic literature.Eithne Henson is the author of 'The "Fictions of Romantick Chivalry": Samuel Johnson and Romance' with ISBN 9780838634202 and ISBN 0838634206.
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