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The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume VI - Part II: Index (L-Z), Dicta Philosophi (Dodo Press)
The Life of Samuel Johnson Volume VI Part II Index Dicta Philosophi - L-Z - Dodo Press Author:James Boswell Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (1709-1784) was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist, he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political conservative, and has been descr... more »ibed as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.« less