Naturally, the poem was called London. It was in this work that Samuel Johnson chose to deliberately misspell the name of his publisher. This made his poem appear more popular than it was by ...

Samuel Johnson was also praised by the Earl of Chesterfield ... included up to seven “semi-vagrant” people, among them the poet Anna Williams. When one of his secretaries got into trouble ...

In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of Dr Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and critic. He lies just in front of Shakespeare's memorial. The inscription in brass letters reads: SAMUEL ...

Following his Dictionary, Samuel Johnson is perhaps most famous for saying ... accompanied by his inquisitive sister and his poet-friend, the philosopher Imlac, among others.