James Boswell, Samuel Johnson’s esteemed biographer ... John Taylor / National Portrait Gallery, London / Bridgeman Art Library International Two centuries after Shakespeare's death, a lowly ...

In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of Dr Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and critic. He lies just in front of Shakespeare's memorial. The inscription in brass letters reads: SAMUEL ...

Samuel Johnson was also praised by the Earl of Chesterfield, who described the dictionary as “as near to perfection as any one man could do.” Johnson, however, recalled that the Earl had once ...