Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), c1835. By Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857). Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer.

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