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Samuel Johnson: Facts & Related Content
Facts
Also Known As | Dr. Johnson |
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Born | September 18, 1709 • Lichfield • England |
Died | December 13, 1784 (aged 75) • London • England |
Founder | “The Rambler” |
Notable Works | “A Compleat Vindication of the Licensers of the Stage” • “A Dictionary of the English Language” • “An Account of the Life of Mr. Richard Savage, Son of the Earl Rivers” • “Debates in the Senate of Magna Lilliputia” • “Irene” • “London” • “Rasselas” • “Taxation No Tyranny” • “The False Alarm” • “The Lives of the Poets” • “The Patriot” • “The Vanity of Human Wishes” • “Thoughts on the Late Transactions Respecting Falkland’s Islands” |
Subjects Of Study | English literature • poetry |
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