The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. (1791) is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. Summary account of the manner in which Dr. Johnson spent his time from November 12 to November 21. Dr. Samuel Johnson's character, religious, moral, political, and literary, nay his figure and manner, more generally known than those of almost any man; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him.