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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.)

Born 18 September 1709
Died 13 December 1784

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  • Cover of: Johnson on Shakespeare: essays and notes

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  • Cover of: The Works of Samuel Johnson
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  • Cover of: The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

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  • Cover of: Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll. d: A Dissertation upon the Greek Comedy. Dedications. Preface to Payne's Tables of Interest. Adventurer. History of Rasselas

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  • Cover of: Lives of the Poets
    First published in 1919 22 editions

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  • Cover of: Letters of Samuel Johnson
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Born 18 September 1709
Died 13 December 1784

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