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Samuel Johnson

18 September 1709 - 13 December 1784

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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  • Cover of: Irene: A tragedy

    First published in 1796 3 editions in 1 language
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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 1760 3 editions in 1 language
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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 1755 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition b22651378_0001
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  • Cover of: Poetical Works Of Johnson, Parnell, Gray And Smollett

    First published in 2004 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Letters of Samuel Johnson, 1782-1784

    First published in 1994 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Letters of Samuel Johnson, Volume II: 1773-1776

    First published in 1992 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Letters.: Collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill.

    First published in 1788 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The life of Mr. Richard Savage, son of the Earl Rivers; to which are added the lives of Sir Francis Drake and Admiral Blake.

    First published in 1767 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Dr. Johnson's table-talk: containing aphorisms on literature, life, and manners; with anecdotes, of distinguished persons; selected and arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson.

    First published in 1798 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler.

    First published in 1968 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The faith of Samuel Johnson: an anthology of his spiritual and moral writings and conversation

    First published in 1990 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Idler and the Adventurer.

    First published in 1963 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Miscellaneous observations on the tragedy of Macbeth: with remarks on Sir T.H.'s edition of Shakespear : to which is affix'd, Proposals for a new edition of Shakeshear, with a specimen

    First published in 1745 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The prayers of Doctor Samuel Johnson

    First published in 1902 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition prayersofdoctors00john
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  • Cover of: The sale catalogue of Samuel Johnson's library.

    First published in 1975 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Samuel Johnson's literary criticism.

    First published in 1974 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Samuel Johnson's prefaces & dedications

    First published in 1937 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition samueljohnsonspr0000john
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  • Cover of: Selections from Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784.

    First published in 1955 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A sermon written by the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D., for the funeral of his wife.

    First published in 1788 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The six chief lives from Johnson's "Lives of the poets," with Macaulay's "Life of Johnson."

    First published in 1878 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cu31924014166809
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Subjects
Early works to 1800, Johnson, samuel, 1709-1784, Biography, English language, Dictionaries, History and criticism, Description and travel, English Authors, English Poets, English poetry, Criticism and interpretation, Politics and government, History, Correspondence, Fiction, English literature, Authors, correspondence, Literature, Poetry, Quotations, Travel, Princes, Authors, english, Bibliography, English Quotations
Places
Great Britain, England, Hebrides (Scotland), United States, Scotland, North Wales, America, Ethiopia, Hebrides, Falkland Islands, London, Araby, Araby bazaar, London (England), North Richmond Street, Abbysinia, Abessinia, Egypt, Great Britain. [from old catalog], Greenland, Highlands (Scotland), Ireland, Princes, Spain, Wales
People
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), John Milton (1608-1674), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), John Dryden (1631-1700), Joseph Addison (1672-1719), Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821), James Boswell (1740-1795), Richard Savage (1696 or 7-1743), Richard Savage (d. 1743), Thomas Gray (1716-1771), Edward Harley Oxford Earl of (1689-1741), Juvenal, Robert Blake (1599-1657), Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Abraham Cowley (1618-1667), Edmund Waller (1605-1687), Francis Drake Sir (1540?-1596), Mangan's sister, Richard Savage, Richard Savage (-1743), Alfred Doolittle, Arabian prince, Colonel Pickering
Time
18th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, 1775-1783, 1760-1789, 1727-1760, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1738, 1750-1752, 1775-1783 (Révolution), 17th century, 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
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import