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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: The scripture-doctrine of Christ's divinity, or, The adorable nature, voluntary subjection, and necessary supremacy of the Son of God consider'd in six sermons preach'd on several occasions

    First published in 1729 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Johnson's Juvenal: London and The vanity of human wishes

    First published in 1738 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition johnsonsjuvenall0000john
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    First published in 1743 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: National sins to be deplored by the innocent as well as the guilty: a sermon preached in the Paris-Church of Great Torrington, on Sunday, the thirtieth day of January, 1742 ... on occasion of a late pamphlet, intitled The Presbyterians not chargeable with King Charle's death

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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: A Dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings, and authorized by the names of the writers in whose works they are found

    First published in 1747 104 editions in 1 language — 18 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryenglis01john Cover of edition johnsonsdictiona00john Cover of edition dictionaryofengl02johnuoft Cover of edition johnsonsenglishd00john Cover of edition dictionaryofengl00john Cover of edition cihm_37976 Cover of edition dictionaryofengl01johnuoft Cover of edition dictionaryofeng02john Cover of edition johnsonsdiction00walkgoog
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  • Cover of: Prologue and epilogue, spoken at the opening of the Theatre in Drury-Lane 1747

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  • Cover of: The plan of a dictionary of the English language: addressed to the Right Honourable Philip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield

    First published in 1747 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The plan of a dictionary of the English language: addressed to the Right Honourable Philip Dormer, earl of Chesterfield.

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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