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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: 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: Rasselas: Prince of Abyssinia

    First published in 1759 224 editions in 8 languages — 43 previewable Cover of edition historyofrassela00john_3 Cover of edition rasselasprinceof00john_0 Cover of edition rasselasprinceda00john Cover of edition rasselasprinceof1887john Cover of edition rasselasprinceo00john Cover of edition rasselasprinceof00injohn Cover of edition cu31924097313179 Cover of edition rasselasprinceof01john Cover of edition rasselas00john
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  • Cover of: A journey to the western islands of Scotland..

    First published in 1775 69 editions in 3 languages — 11 previewable Cover of edition journeytowestern00john Cover of edition journeytowestern00john Cover of edition journeytowester00john Cover of edition journeytowestern01john Cover of edition journeytowestern02john Cover of edition journeytowestern00johnuoft Cover of edition journeytowestern00johniala Cover of edition journeytowestern0000john Cover of edition journeytowestern0000john_w3t9
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  • Cover of: Lives of the English poets.: With an introd. by Arthur Waugh.

    First published in 1820 37 editions in 1 language — 12 previewable Cover of edition livesofpoetsmilt00johnuoft Cover of edition livesofenglishpo01johnuoft Cover of edition livesofenglishp02johnuoft Cover of edition livesofenglishp00john Cover of edition livesofenglish00john Cover of edition livesofpoetsnewe04johnuoft Cover of edition livesofpoetsedit02johnuoft Cover of edition livesenglishpoe01johngoog Cover of edition livesenglishpoe00scotgoog
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  • Cover of: The Rambler

    First published in 1750 91 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition ramblercookespoc01johnuoft Cover of edition rambler04john Cover of edition rambler03johngoog Cover of edition rambler0000john
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  • Cover of: Johnson's Lives of the poets

    First published in 1779 68 editions in 1 language — 12 previewable Cover of edition livesofmostemine003john Cover of edition livesofmostemine01johnuoft Cover of edition livesofmostemine03john2 Cover of edition livesofmostemine01john Cover of edition livesofmostemine02john2 Cover of edition livesofmostemine004john Cover of edition livesofmostemine01injohn Cover of edition livesofmostemine02john3 Cover of edition livesofmostemine01john2
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: The British Tradition

    First published in 2002 5 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000na_g3o5 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q1q2 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c2c0 Cover of edition isbn_9780130548085
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  • Cover of: Prayers and meditations

    First published in 1785 33 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition prayersmeditatio00johnrich
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  • Cover of: Preface to Shakespeare

    First published in 2004 9 editions in 1 language
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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: Prentice Hall: Literature: The British Tradition

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language — 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: Johnson's English dictionary

    First published in 1830 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The idler

    First published in 1761 35 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition cihm_51563 Cover of edition cihm_18751 Cover of edition cihm_51564 Cover of edition cihm_18750 Cover of edition idlerintwovolum00langgoog
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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: Samuel Johnson

    First published in 1785 35 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition samueljohnson00johniala Cover of edition completeenglishp0000john Cover of edition samueljohnsoncom0000john
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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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  • Cover of: The major works

    First published in 2000 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Johnson: prose and poetry

    First published in 1950 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The vanity of human wishes.: The tenth satire of Juvenal, imitated by Samuel Johnson.

    First published in 1749 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Photo of Samuel Johnson
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