A history of the dictionary: Dr Johnson, I presume?
Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College Lectures
A history of the dictionary: Dr Johnson, I presume?
Mar 02, 2009
Gresham College
Johnson's early life was beset by ill health; his eyesight and hearing were poor throughout his life. Poverty obliged him to leave Oxford without a degree. Johnson travelled to London with his friend, the actor David Garrick, and supported himself through journalism. He was commissioned to write...

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