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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 ...

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

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

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

    Cover of edition letterstoandfro00piozgoog First published in 1788 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Proposals for The Publisher, 1744.: Now reprinted in facsimile and for the first time ascribed to Samuel Johnson.

    First published in 1930 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Seasons

    Cover of edition seasons00johngoog First published in 1813 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed, a history of the language and an English grammar

    First published in 1818 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lives of the English Poets; 1

    First published in 2021 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A diary of a journey into North Wales, in the yer 1774.

    Cover of edition adiaryajourneyi00duppgoog First published in 1816 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lives of the English poets

    First published in 1926 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works

    First published in 1781 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Johnson's Journey to the western islands of Scotland; and Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D

    First published in 1924 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The idler

    First published in 1810 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Johnson's preface to Shakespeare: a facsimile of the 1778 edition

    First published in 1985 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Dr. Johnson: interviews and recollections

    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Johnson's dictionary: a modern selection

    First published in 1963 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Johnson's pocket dictionary of the English language: with the biographical index, classical mythology, and compendium of chronology

    First published in 1855 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Rasselas, poems, and selected prose

    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Johnson, Boswell, and Mrs. Piozzi: a suppressed passage restored.

    First published in 1929 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The life of Johnson: with maxims and observations, moral, critical, and miscellaneous, accurately selected from the works of Dr. Samuel Johnson, and arranged in alphabetical order

    First published in 1833 — 2 editions
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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, English Poets, Dictionaries, English poetry, Johnson, samuel, 1709-1784, History and criticism, Description and travel, English Authors, Politics and government, Criticism and interpretation, Correspondence, Quotations, History, Travel, English literature, Fiction, Poetry, Authors, correspondence, Literature, Princes, Authors, english, Bibliography, English Quotations

Places

Great Britain, Hebrides (Scotland), England, Scotland, United States, Hebrides, Ethiopia, North Wales, America, Falkland Islands, London, London (England), Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, Abbysinia, Abessinia, Egypt, Great Britain. [from old catalog], Greenland, Highlands (Scotland), Ireland, Princes, Spain, Wales

People

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), John Milton (1608-1674), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), John Dryden (1631-1700), Joseph Addison (1672-1719), Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), James Boswell (1740-1795), Thomas Gray (1716-1771), Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821), Juvenal, Richard Savage (1696 or 7-1743), Richard Savage (d. 1743), Robert Blake (1599-1657), William Dodd (1729-1777), Edward Harley Oxford Earl of (1689-1741), Richard Savage (-1743), Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Abraham Cowley (1618-1667), Edmund Waller (1605-1687), Francis Drake Sir (1540?-1596), Mangan's sister, Mehmed II Sultan of the Turks (1432-1481), Richard Savage, Thomas Hanmer Sir (1677-1746)

Time

18th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, 1775-1783, 1727-1760, 1760-1789, 17th century, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1500-1700 (Moderne), 1738, 1750-1752, 1775-1783 (Révolution), 18e siècle, 18th century genre of imitation, 1912, 1960-, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Early modern (1500-1700), To 1775

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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
January 25, 2021 Edited by LeadSongDog merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import