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Johnson, Samuel
(1709-1784) British writer. Samuel Johnson is one of the most quoted English writers. The end of the 18th century is sometimes called the "Age of Johnson," because he was such a prominent figure. Johnson published poems, articles, sermons, speeches, and much more. Johnson is also famous for his "Dictionary of the English Language."
Samuel Johnson - Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
Read about Samuel Johnson, from "A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature."
Bibliography of Johnsonian Studies
From Jack Lynch, a massive bibliography of critical material dating from 1985 to present.
Eighteenth-Century Studies
J section of link resource to online texts includes several for Johnson, including "Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia," etc.
Johnson Society of Australia
"The Johnson Society of Australia was formed in October 1993 and currently has a membership of 106, including some from the United States, Britain, New Zealand and Japan as well as in most Australian states."
Johnson Society of London
Founded in 1928, the Society serves Johnsonians around the world.
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
"His house in Breadmarket Street facing the market square, is now a museum to his life, work and personality. It was built by his bookselling father, Michael, as a family home and bookshop a few months before Samuel’s birth. It is a large solid house, as free from pretensions, it has been said, as Samuel himself."