The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol 14: Sermons

The surviving sermons of Samuel Johnson, presented in a scholarly edition for the first time

It has been known since the publication of pre—Boswellian biographies that Samuel Johnson wrote sermons that were preached by others. The twenty—eight that have survived are presented here in their first scholarly edition, with full explanations and textual notes. They include a hitherto unpublished manuscript sermon and the celebrated Convict’s Address to His Unhappy Brethren, written for the noto...