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Peter Martin

Born

in Buenos Aires, Argentina

July 06, 1940

Genre

History, Biography

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Peter Martin is a graduate of and current Professor of English at Principia College, and a former garden historian for Colonial Williamsburg. He has written several books on historical and biographical topics, including: Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, and gardens and gardening in Williamsburg since 1600.

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Average rating: 3.66 · 402 ratings · 87 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language 3.45 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dog Called Perth: The True Story of a Beagle 3.64 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samuel Johnson: A Biography 3.91 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Writings by Samuel Johnson, Peter Martin (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1968 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Life of James Boswell 4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia: From Jamestown to Jefferson liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British and American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century: Eighteen Illustrated Essays on Garden History by Robert P. MacCubbin (Editor), Peter Martin (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pursuing Innocent Pleasures: The Gardening World of Alexander Pope 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edmond Malone, Shakespearean Scholar: A Literary Biography (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought, Series Number 25) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Boswell: Selections from the Writings of James Boswell by James Boswell, Peter Martin (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars