Bridgewater State College Professor Publishes New Book on the Man and His Life''s Biggest Controversy

Bridgewater State College Professor of English and internationally renowned Johnson scholar Dr. Thomas Curley recently published through Oxford University Press, Samuel Johnson, the Ossian Fraud, and the Celtic Revival in Great Britain and Ireland.

In it, he reveals new information about what he calls the greatest literary fraud in history.

Dr. Curley will travel to Oxford, England, on Sept. 17, the day before the 300th anniversary of Johnson''s birth to speak at the world''s most prestigious event dedicated to the famed critic, poet, editor and lexicographer.

Here is a video of Dr. Curley discussing his new book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBVeB5M7N_w

Contacts:

Bridgewater State College
John Winters, 508-531-2717
jwinters@bridgew.edu