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'''Samuel Johnson''' (1709-1784), almost invariably referred to in literary circles as '''Dr. Johnson''', was an [[England|English]] writer in nearly all known genres. His master work is his ''Dictionary of the English Language'', published in 1755. He is the subject of the touchstone of all English biographies [[James Boswell]]'s ''Life of Samuel Johnson''.
'''Samuel Johnson''' (1709-1784), almost invariably referred to in literary circles as '''Dr. Johnson''', was an English writer in nearly all known genres. His master work is his ''Dictionary of the English Language'', published in 1755. Johnson was a conservative and is the subject of the touchstone of all English biographies [[James Boswell]]'s ''Life of Samuel Johnson''.
==further reading==
* Martin, Peter. ''Samuel Johnson: A Biography'' (2008), standard scholarly biography
===Primary sources===
* Johnson, Samuel. ''Samuel Johnson: The Major Works,'' ed. by Donald Greene (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/Samuel-Johnson-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199538336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256974594&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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