JOHNSON, SAMUEL Definition & Meaning

Johnson, Samuel

An eighteenth-century English author known for his wit and for his balanced and careful criticism of literature. Johnson compiled an important dictionary of the English language. The story of his life is told in The Life of Samuel Johnson , by James Boswell .

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Johnson, Samuel, work on the "Religions of India," quoted, 345; belongs to the transcendental school, 347.

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Johnson, Samuel, 2, 59, 276, 284, 307, 308.

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JOHNSON, Samuel, of Cheshire.—Hurlothrumbo: or, the Super-Natural. As it is Acted at the New-Theatre, in the Hay-Market.

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Johnson, Samuel, joint editor of "Hymns of the Spirit," 293.

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Johnson, Samuel, and spelling reform, 195.

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