Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson (Forgotten Books)

Samuel Johnson [18 September 1709 - 13 December 1784], who was regularly referred to simply as Dr Johnson, is among England's best known literary figures. Dr Johnson was an essayist, poet, biographer, lexicographer and a critic of English Literature. Also considered to be a great wit and prose stylist, he was well known for his aphorisms. The single most quoted English writer after Shakespeare, Dr Johnson has been described as being among the most outstanding figures of 18th-century England. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

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Hester Lynch Thrale (1741 - 1821)
Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi ) (16 January 1741-2 May 1821) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are also an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and eighteenth-century life.

Thrale was born at Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Wales. As a member of the powerful Salusbury Family, she belonged to one of the most illustrious Welsh land-owning dynasties of the Georgian era. She was a direct descendant of Katheryn of Berain. Her father was Sir John Salusbury. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

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