Johnson before Boswell a study of Sir John Hawkin's Life of Samuel Johnson - Davis, Bertram Hylton; Hawkins, John Sir 1719-1789. (New Haven Yale University Press, 1960)
Keywords: Hawkins, John -- Sir -- 1719-1789.; Johnson, Samuel -- 1709-1784; Authors, English -- History and criticism. -- 18th century -- Biography; Biography as a literary form