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Hello. A very warm welcome to All Things Georgian, I am your host, Sarah Murden, a super sleuthing 18th century historian, researcher and genealogist, who writes about anything and everything to do with the Georgian era. I have also co-authored four historical biographies and a very glossy book of short tales from the 18th century,…

Hester Lynch Thrale was a Welsh author and was mostly remembered as the diarist who wrote a lot about Dr. Samuel Johnson. He was 32 years older than

Google Doodle celebrates British lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who would have marked his 308th birthday today

Today, the estimable Mr Gareth Southwell and I are proud to reveal the first name to be honoured with a place in Madame Gilflurt's Georgian Gallimaufry. We threw open the salon doors and asked readers for their nominations and one character in particular proved popular. A gentleman of words, singular habits and legendary status in the history of English language, we are proud to welcome Samuel Johnson and the tale of his 1755 masterwork, A Dictionary of the English Language. A man of letters…

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Samuel Johnson - Johnson's Dictionary

Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson | Albright-Knox

William Blake was born in London on November 28, 1757, to James, a hosier, and Catherine Blake. Two of his six siblings died in infancy. From early childhood, Blake spoke of having visions—at four he saw God “put his head to the window”; around age nine, while walking through the countryside, he saw a tree filled with angels. Although his parents tried to discourage him from “lying,” they did observe that he was different from his peers and did not force him to attend a conventional school…

Samuel Johnson, English critic, biographer, essayist, poet, and lexicographer who was one of the greatest figures of 18th-century life and letters. He is well remembered for his aphorisms, but his criticism is perhaps his most significant form of writing. Learn more about Johnson’s life and career.