Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".
Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., in Nine Volumes
"Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1" by Samuel Johnson is a collection of writings by the esteemed 18th-century English author, ren...
By Samuel Johnson
Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1
"Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical work written during the 18th century. This volume presents in-depth anal...
By Samuel Johnson
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies
"Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies" by Samuel Johnson is a critical commentary on the tragedies of Shakespeare, written in the mid-20th ...
By Samuel Johnson
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I
"The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10" by Samuel Johnson is a historical compilation containing parliamentary debates, written during the earl...
By Samuel Johnson
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 59-60
By Samuel Johnson
Lives of the English Poets Gay, Thomson, Young, Gray, &c.
"Lives of the English Poets" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical collection written in the early 18th century. This work presents an array of poetic f...
By Samuel Johnson
A Grammar of the English Tongue
"A Grammar of the English Tongue" by Samuel Johnson is a comprehensive linguistic guide written in the early 19th century. This work explores the intr...
By Samuel Johnson
Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes
"The Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett" by Samuel Johnson et al. is a collection of poetry and biographical sketches compiled in ...
By Samuel Johnson
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 11. Parlimentary Debates II.
"The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 11" by Samuel Johnson is a collection of political debates and discussions likely compiled during the early...
By Samuel Johnson
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
"Lives of the Poets, Volume 1" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical collection written in the early 19th century. This work presents detailed accounts ...
By Samuel Johnson
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
"Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia" by Samuel Johnson is a philosophical tale written in the mid-18th century. The story follows Rasselas, the fourth son ...
By Samuel Johnson
The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen Volumes. Volume 04
"The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen Volumes. Volume 04" by Samuel Johnson is a collection of essays and reflections written in the early to mid-1...
By Samuel Johnson
Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language
"Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language" by Samuel Johnson is a foundational piece in the lexicographical field, written during the 18th cent...
By Samuel Johnson
Preface to Shakespeare
"Preface to Shakespeare" by Samuel Johnson is a critical analysis and commentary on the works of William Shakespeare, written in the mid-18th century....
By Samuel Johnson
Lives of the English Poets : Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope
"Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope" by Samuel Johnson is a literary biographical collection written in the early 18th centu...
By Samuel Johnson
Lives of the English Poets : Waller, Milton, Cowley
"Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley" by Samuel Johnson is a biographical collection written in the late 18th century. This work consis...
By Samuel Johnson
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 02 The Rambler, Volume I
"The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 02" by Samuel Johnson is a collection of essays and moral reflections written in the mid-1...
By Samuel Johnson
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 08 The Lives of the Poets, Volume II
"The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 08" by Samuel Johnson is a collection of literary criticism and biographical accounts writ...
By Samuel Johnson
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
"A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland" by Samuel Johnson is a travelogue written in the late 18th century. The narrative chronicles the author...
By Samuel Johnson
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two Rambler papers (1750)
Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 22
By Samuel Johnson