Samuel Johnson

1,555 books • 51 series

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. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history."

Dec 31, 2009
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The World Displayed, Or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations

Dec 31, 2009
Cover of Letters of Samuel Johnson (Volume 2)

Letters of Samuel Johnson (Volume 2)

Dec 29, 2009
Cover of The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous to Which Are Now Added, Biographical

The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous to Which Are Now Added, Biographical

Dec 7, 2009
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The Works of Abraham Cowley

Dec 7, 2009
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The Mourner Comforted. a Selection of Extracts, Consolatory on the Death of Friends. from the Writin

Dec 1, 2009
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Life of Pope

Nov 24, 2009
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Hymns

Nov 21, 2009
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Life and Correspondence of Samuel Johnson

Nov 1, 2009
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Escritos Politicos

Oct 27, 2009
Cover of The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare

The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare

Oct 15, 2009
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Lives of the English Poets Vol. III

Oct 11, 2009
Cover of The Works of the English Poets; With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical

The Works of the English Poets; With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical

Sep 29, 2009
Cover of The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; With Critical Observations on Their Works

The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; With Critical Observations on Their Works

Sep 24, 2009
Cover of Dialogue Between Dr. Johnson And Mrs. Knowles (1799)

Dialogue Between Dr. Johnson And Mrs. Knowles (1799)

Sep 3, 2009
Cover of Complete Works, with Life, Compendium, and Concordance

Complete Works, with Life, Compendium, and Concordance

Sep 1, 2009
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Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings

Sep 1, 2009
Cover of A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Aug 27, 2009
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Consolation in the Face of Death (Penguin Great Ideas)

Aug 19, 2009
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Labor Parties and Labor Reform

Aug 18, 2009
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Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1886)

Aug 14, 2009
Cover of The Works of Samuel Johnson ... (1825)

The Works of Samuel Johnson ... (1825)

Aug 14, 2009
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The Works of Samuel Johnson (1824)

Aug 14, 2009
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The Works of Samuel Johnson (1823)

Aug 3, 2009
Cover of The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D.