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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: Letters of Samuel Johnson Vol. II: 1773-1776

    First published in 2014 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Letters of Samuel Johnson: Appendices and Comprehensive Index

    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Letters of Samuel Johnson, Volume I: 1731-1772

    First published in 1991 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

    First published in 2002 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Vol. 5: Together with His Life, and Notes on His Lives of the Poets

    First published in 2011 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Vol. 10: Together with His Life, and Notes on His Lives of the Poets

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  • Cover of: Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Vol. 7: Together with His Life, and Notes on His Lives of the Poets

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  • Cover of: Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D. Vol. 8: Together with His Life, and Notes on His Lives of the Poets

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  • Cover of: Johnson's chief lives of the poets: being those of Milton, Dryden, Swift, Addison, Pope, Gray, and Macaulay's life of Johnson

    First published in 1878 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Johnson's preface to Shakespeare: a facsimile of the 1778 edition

    First published in 1985 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mr. Johnson's preface to his edition of Shakespeare's plays.

    First published in 1765 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rasselas, poems, and selected prose

    First published in 1971 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Advice on the formation of a library

    First published in 1976 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An account of the life of Mr Richard Savage: son of the Earl Rivers.

    First published in 1744 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A diary of a journey into North Wales, in the year 1774.: Edited, with illustrative notes

    First published in 1816 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A diary of a journey into North Wales, in the yer 1774.

    First published in 1816 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition adiaryajourneyi00duppgoog
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  • Cover of: Diary of a tour in North Wales, in the year 1774: to which is added an essay on the corn laws

    First published in 1817 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Doctor Johnson on... Shakespeare

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Doctor Johnson on... the theatre and actors

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Dr.Johnson on Shakespeare

    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language
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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
January 25, 2021 Edited by LeadSongDog merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import