The Literary Lion of London, Samuel Johnson

Against all odds, Samuel Johnson, a poor boy from provincial England who was beset by involuntary tics and melancholia, became a literary giant of 18th century London. He dominated intellectual life as an essayist, critic, poet and lexicographer and was affectionately dubbed ‘Dictionary Johnson’ by the populace. King George III gave him the use of ... Read more » The post The Literary Lion of…