
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Brief History: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Samuel Johnson compiled English Dictionary in1755.
His well-known works :
- A Voyage to Abyssinia
- London: A Poem
- The Vanity of Human Wishes
- The Tragedy of Irene
- The Patriot (Pamphlet)
- Preface to Shakespeare
- The False alarms
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