Happy 308th birthday to Samuel Johnson! Best known as the author of the monumental Dictionary of the
Happy 308th birthday to Samuel Johnson! Best known as the author of the monumental Dictionary of the English Language (1755), Johnson was one of 18th century England’s most brilliant writers and thinkers. Houghton Library holds the world’s most important collection of Johnson’s books and manuscripts, and you can see highlights from the collection in our online exhibition A Monument More Durable Than Brass. -- source link
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