Samuel Johnson and the 1755 Dictionary

Nine years, one pen: Dr Johnson's 'A Dictionary of the English Language' — the BBC4 portrait, the podcast deep-dives, the first editions and the Plan he wrote to Chesterfield.

Playlist by @birth_of_dictionary

14 tracks, shared on Audicious.

  1. [BBC 4] Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man — Ixy
  2. The Mad Life of Dr Johnson | London's Golden Age (Part 1) — The Rest Is History
  3. How could one man write a dictionary? | SAMUEL JOHNSON — Words Unravelled
  4. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Defining the English Language — GBH Forum Network
  5. "Samuel Johnson: A Window to His Life with Will Durant" — Planksip
  6. Blackadder Johnson's Dictionary — Shirley Tung
  7. A celebration of Dr Samuel Johnson! — Malcolm Guite
  8. Dr Johnson & the English Dictionary — Susannah Fullerton
  9. Two first edition Samuel Johnson dictionaries. Both 1755. But they are NOT the same — WadhamCollegeOxford
  10. The Consistent Brilliance of Sam Johnson — Andrew Forde
  11. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary with John Overholt — Grammar Girl
  12. 15-102 Samuel Johnson: Patronage — amomentintimetv
  13. The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language - Samuel Johnson (Part 1 of 2) — Absurd Samuel Johnson
  14. 15th April 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ in London — HistoryPod