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fromianVisits
1 week ago

Sundays with Dr Johnson: Historic house opens for weekend visitors

Discover the famous Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) who lived in this 1690s townhouse when he wrote his Dictionary of the English Language. The son of a bookseller from Lichfield, Johnson walked to London in 1737 in search of fame and fortune. While fortune evaded him, Johnson's fame was assured with the publication of his Dictionary of the English Language in 1755, from which he became known as 'Dictionary Johnson'.
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fromWorldhistory
5 months ago

Touching Parchment by Kathryn M Rudy (Book Review)

Rudy claims that damage on medieval manuscripts reveals deep emotional connections between people and written words.
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