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After the painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Samuel Johnson's place in English literature is assured as the writer of the Dictionary of the English Language. Published in 1755, it was the first dictionary to attempt to include the entire English language with examples of usage, and was a mammoth undertaking.
Samuel Johnson's place in English literature is assured as the writer of the Dictionary of the English Language. Published in 1755, it was the first dictionary to attempt to include the entire English language with examples of usage, and was a mammoth undertaking.