Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784
Overview
| Works: | 7,741 works in 25,244 publications in 12 languages and 417,442 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc Dictionaries Fiction Poetry History Juvenile works Diaries Periodicals Satire |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, English Poets, English Authors, Scottish |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Translator, Author of introduction, Arranger, Speaker, Compiler, Honoree, Other, Commentator for written text, Contributor, Recipient, Adapter, Collaborator, Dedicatee, Originator, Attributed name, Composer, Collector, cnm, Bibliographic antecedent |
| Classifications: | PR3533, 828.609 |
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Most widely held works about
Samuel Johnson
- The life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell( Book )
- Samuel Johnson by John Wain( Book )
- Samuel Johnson by Walter Jackson Bate( Book )
- Life of Johnson by James Boswell( Book )
- Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D by James Boswell( Book )
- Samuel Johnson; a collection of critical essays by Donald J Greene( Book )
- Samuel Johnson by Joseph Wood Krutch( Book )
- Twentieth century interpretations of Boswell's Life of Johnson; a collection of critical essays by James L Clifford( Book )
- The achievement of Samuel Johnson by Walter Jackson Bate( Book )
- Samuel Johnson by Leslie Stephen( Book )
- Selected writings by Samuel Johnson( Book )
- A journey to the western islands of Scotland by Samuel Johnson( Book )
- Samuel Johnson and the tragic sense by Leopold Damrosch( Book )
- Samuel Johnson and the life of reading by Robert DeMaria( Book )
- The religious life of Samuel Johnson by Charles E Pierce( Book )
- Loving Dr. Johnson by Helen Deutsch( Book )
- Johnson, writing, and memory by Greg Clingham( Book )
- Samuel Johnson and the culture of property by Kevin Hart( Book )
- James Boswell's Life of Johnson : an edition of the original manuscript by James Boswell( Book )
- Whisky, kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster : traveling through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson by William W Starr( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Samuel Johnson
The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by
Samuel Johnson(
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810 editions published between 1759 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 6,242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Johnson's adaptation of the popular oriental tale displays his usual wit and perceptiveness; sceptical and probing, his tale nevertheless suggests that wisdom and self-knowledge need not be entirely beyond reach. This new edition relates Rasselas to Johnson's life and thought and to politics, society, and the global context of the Seven Years War
810 editions published between 1759 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 6,242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Johnson's adaptation of the popular oriental tale displays his usual wit and perceptiveness; sceptical and probing, his tale nevertheless suggests that wisdom and self-knowledge need not be entirely beyond reach. This new edition relates Rasselas to Johnson's life and thought and to politics, society, and the global context of the Seven Years War
A journey to the western islands of Scotland by
Samuel Johnson(
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373 editions published between 1775 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 2,537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Full e-text
373 editions published between 1775 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 2,537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Full e-text
Johnson's dictionary : a modern selection by
Samuel Johnson(
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57 editions published between 1820 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
57 editions published between 1820 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dictionary of the English language by
Samuel Johnson(
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368 editions published between 1734 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dictionary with more than 40,000 entries which was a primary reference source for scholars and writers of the 18th and 19th centuries
368 editions published between 1734 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dictionary with more than 40,000 entries which was a primary reference source for scholars and writers of the 18th and 19th centuries
A Johnson reader by
Samuel Johnson(
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9 editions published between 1964 and 1966 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes "Life of Savage", "The history of Rasselas", "Life of Milton", the prefaces to the "Dictionary" and "Shakespeare", essays, poems, and a section of quotations that illustrate "Johnson talking."
9 editions published between 1964 and 1966 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes "Life of Savage", "The history of Rasselas", "Life of Milton", the prefaces to the "Dictionary" and "Shakespeare", essays, poems, and a section of quotations that illustrate "Johnson talking."
The poems of Samuel Johnson by
Samuel Johnson(
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57 editions published between 1790 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
57 editions published between 1790 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The seasons by
James Thomson(
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91 editions published between 1788 and 1841 in English and Italian and held by 1,198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Of this edition...1500 copies have been printed...This copy is number 1240"
91 editions published between 1788 and 1841 in English and Italian and held by 1,198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Of this edition...1500 copies have been printed...This copy is number 1240"
The rambler by
Samuel Johnson(
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102 editions published between 1751 and 2016 in English and French and held by 942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
102 editions published between 1751 and 2016 in English and French and held by 942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Johnson's Dictionary of the English language, in miniature : to which are added an alphabetical account of the heathen deities,
and a copious chronological table of remarkable events, discoveries, and inventions by
Samuel Johnson(
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105 editions published between 1797 and 2005 in English and held by 739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
105 editions published between 1797 and 2005 in English and held by 739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different
significations by examples from the best writers. To which are prefixed, a history of the language, and an English grammar.
London, Printed by W. Strahan, 1755 by
Samuel Johnson(
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25 editions published between 1818 and 2006 in English and Japanese and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
25 editions published between 1818 and 2006 in English and Japanese and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected poetry and prose by
Alexander Pope(
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11 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of Samuel Johnson's best work. This book comprises Johnson's letters, his major poems (including "London"), "Rasselas", twenty-one "Rambler", nineteen "Idlers", the "Prefaces to the Dictionary", the edition of Shakespeare, and the "Lives of the Poets: Cowley, Milton, Swift, Pope, Savage, Collins, and Gray."
11 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of Samuel Johnson's best work. This book comprises Johnson's letters, his major poems (including "London"), "Rasselas", twenty-one "Rambler", nineteen "Idlers", the "Prefaces to the Dictionary", the edition of Shakespeare, and the "Lives of the Poets: Cowley, Milton, Swift, Pope, Savage, Collins, and Gray."
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works by
Samuel Johnson(
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61 editions published between 1783 and 2014 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
61 editions published between 1783 and 2014 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The rambler : In four volumes. Vol. I[-IV] : [Two lines in Latin from Horace] by
Samuel Johnson(
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176 editions published between 1756 and 1967 in English and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
176 editions published between 1756 and 1967 in English and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A voyage to Abyssinia by
Jerónimo Lobo(
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54 editions published between 1735 and 2000 in English and held by 528 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Samuel Johnson's first book, A Voyage to Abyssinia (1735), was an English translation of Joachim Le Grand's French version of the manuscript account of the travels to Abyssinia of Father Jerónimo Lobo, a seventeenth-century Portuguese Jesuit missionary."--Introduction (page xxiii)
54 editions published between 1735 and 2000 in English and held by 528 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Samuel Johnson's first book, A Voyage to Abyssinia (1735), was an English translation of Joachim Le Grand's French version of the manuscript account of the travels to Abyssinia of Father Jerónimo Lobo, a seventeenth-century Portuguese Jesuit missionary."--Introduction (page xxiii)
The Prince of Abissinia by
Samuel Johnson(
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99 editions published between 1759 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
99 editions published between 1759 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected writings by
Samuel Johnson(
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45 editions published between 1949 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in the Penguin English Library in 1968
45 editions published between 1949 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in the Penguin English Library in 1968
Johnson on Shakespeare by
Samuel Johnson(
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11 editions published between 1925 and 2000 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1925 and 2000 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The lives of the poets : a selection by
Samuel Johnson(
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12 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives -- of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope -- are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical judgements. Unsentimental, opinionated, and quotable, The Lives of the Poets continues to influence the reputations of the writers concerned. It is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the must humanly diverting. - Back cover
12 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives -- of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope -- are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical judgements. Unsentimental, opinionated, and quotable, The Lives of the Poets continues to influence the reputations of the writers concerned. It is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the must humanly diverting. - Back cover
The life of Samuel Johnson by
James Boswell(
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8 editions published between 1887 and 2003 in English and Russian and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the archive room in the basement of the library
8 editions published between 1887 and 2003 in English and Russian and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the archive room in the basement of the library
Life of Joseph Addison by
Samuel Johnson(
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7 editions published between 1817 and 2000 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1817 and 2000 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Boswell, James 1740-1795 Other Honoree Author
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Author
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch 1741-1821 Other Author Editor Translator
- Greene, Donald J. 1914-1997 Other Compiler Author Editor
- McAdam, E. L. (Edward Lippincott) 1905-1969 Other Author Editor
- Clifford, James L. (James Lowry) 1901-1978 Compiler Author Editor
- Hill, George Birkbeck Norman 1835-1903 Author Editor Creator
- Bate, Walter Jackson 1918-1999 Other Author Editor
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron 1800-1859 Author
- Steevens, George 1736-1800 Other Arranger Translator Commentator for written text Author Editor
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Alternative Names
Author of the Rambler 1709-1784
Džonson, Samuil
Gʹonson, Samyuʼel 1709-1784
Jhonnson, Samuel.
Jhonnson, Samuel 1709-1784
Johnson.
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Johnson S.
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Johnson, Sam.
Johnson Samuel
Johnson (Samuel), Doctor, 1709-1784
Jonsan, Samuel.
Jonsan, Śāmuʼél 1709-1784
Jonson
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Rambler, Author of 1709-1784
Rambler, Author of the 1709-1784
Samuel Conson
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Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Samuel Johnson anglický spisovatel a lexikograf
Samuel Johnson critico letterario, poeta e saggista britannico
Samuel Johnson écrivain anglais, poète, essayiste, biographe, lexicographe
Samuel Johnson englischer Gelehrter, Schriftsteller, Dichter, Kritiker und Lexikograf
Samuel Johnson Nhà Văn Người Anh
Samuel Johnson pisarz i leksykograf angielski
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Samuelis Džonsonas
Semjuels Džonsons
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Σάμιουελ Τζόνσον
Джонсон С
Джонсон С. 170-1784
Джонсон С. 1709-1784
Самюел Джонсън
Семюел Джонсон
Семјуел Џонсон
Сэмюэл Джонсон английский критик, лексикограф, поэт
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ג'ונסון, סמואל 1709-1784
דזשאנסאן, סמואל 1709-1784
סמואל ג'ונסון
סמואל ג'ונסון סופר בריטי
جونسون، صامويل، 1709-1784
جونسون، صموئيل، 1709-1784
ساموئل جانسون
سیموئیل جانسن
صمويل جونسون
صمويل جونسون، 1709-1784
صمويل جونسون كاتب إنجليزي
ڈاکٹر سیموئیل جانسن
सैमुएल जॉनसन
सॅम्युएल जॉन्सन
ਸੈਮੂਅਲ ਜਾਨਸਨ
சாமுவேல் ஜோன்சன்
ಸ್ಯಾಮುಯಲ್ ಜಾನ್ಸ್ಸನ್
സാമുവൽ ജോൺസൺ
ซามูเอล จอห์นสัน
ဂျွန်ဆင် ဆယ်မျူယယ်
სემუელ ჯონსონი ინგლისელი მწერალი
새뮤얼 존슨
존슨, 사무엘 1709-1784
존슨, 새무얼 1709-1784
존슨, 새뮤얼 1709-1784
죤슨, 사무엘 1709-1784
サミュエル・ジョンソン
ジォンソン
ジョンソン
ジョンソン, サミュエル
ジョンソン, サミュール
ヂョンスン
塞缪尔·约翰逊
塞繆爾·詹森
如温遊
约翰逊, 塞缪尓
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