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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".[1] He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.[2] (Source.)

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English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

Born 18 September 1709
Died 13 December 1784

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  • Cover of: The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series ...

    First published in 1810 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition worksenglishpoe138johngoog
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  • Cover of: Johnson's Dictionary of the English language, in miniature [ed. by J. Hamilton]. By J. Hamilton

    First published in 1798 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition johnsonsdiction01johngoog
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  • Cover of: The Rambler: By Samuel Johnson. In Four Volumes. Embellished with Elegant Frontispieces. ...

    First published in 1800 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition ramblerbysamuel01johngoog
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  • Cover of: Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: To which are Added Some ...

    First published in 1788 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition letterstoandfro00piozgoog
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  • Cover of: The Seasons

    First published in 1813 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition seasons00johngoog
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  • Cover of: The reader's Johnson: A Representative Selection of His Writings

    First published in 1977 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2016 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The poems of Samuel Johnson

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Selected poems of Samuel Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith

    First published in 1965 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Sir, said Dr. John: some sayings

    First published in 1932 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Rāsilās al-ʻaẓīm

    First published in 1917 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Zhuan ji qi pa: Sa wei qi ping chuan he kao li ping chuan

    First published in 2013 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Johnson: Complete Plays

    First published in 1953 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson

    First published in 1981 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: On Shakespeare

    First published in 1969 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol 14: Sermons

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume XVII: A Commentary on Mr. Pope's Principles of Morality, or Essay on Man

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Samuel Johnson 1709-84: a bicentenary exhibition.

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Prince of Abissinia: a tale : in two volumes

    First published in 1760 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The idler

    First published in 1810 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

Born 18 September 1709
Died 13 December 1784
Subjects
Early works to 1800, Biography, English language, Johnson, samuel, 1709-1784, Dictionaries, English Authors, English Poets, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Description and travel, English poetry, History, Authors, english, English literature, Literature, Poetry, Politics and government, Travel, Correspondence, Criticism, Fiction, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Quotations, Anglais (Langue), Authors, biography
Places
Great Britain, England, Hebrides (Scotland), North Wales, Araby, Araby bazaar, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, London, North Richmond Street, Scotland, United States, Abbysinia, Abessinia, America, Great Britain. [from old catalog], Hebrides, Highlands (Scotland), London (England), Princes, Spain, Wales, Western Isles (Scotland), États-Unis
People
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), John Milton (1608-1674), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), John Dryden (1631-1700), Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Joseph Addison (1672-1719), Richard Savage (d. 1743), Thomas Gray (1716-1771), Richard Savage (1696 or 7-1743), Abraham Cowley (1618-1667), Edmund Waller (1605-1687), James Boswell (1740-1795), Juvenal, Mangan's sister, Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Alfred Doolittle, Arabian prince, Colonel Pickering, Edward Harley Oxford Earl of (1689-1741), Eliza Doolittle, Elizabeth Jarvis Porter Johnson (1689-1752), Francis Drake Sir (1540?-1596), Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea
Time
18th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, 1760-1789, 1750-1752, 1775-1783, 1775-1783 (Révolution), 17th century, 1912, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Early modern (1500-1700), Revolution, 1775-1783

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Alternative names

  • Dr Johnson
  • Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
  • JOHNSON, SAMUEL, 1709-1784.
  • Samuel] [Johnson
  • Samuel, Johnson
  • Samuel JOHNSON
  • Samuel Johnson LL D
  • Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
  • Samuel Johnson
  • Samuel 1709-1784 Works of Johnson
  • (ying) Yue, Hansheng (Johnson, Samuel
  • Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 ***NOTE: THIS IS A "PRINT ON DEMAND" VERSION FROM THE ORIGINAL BOOK***
  • Samuel 1709-1784 Johnson

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September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
July 24, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import