‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,’ said Samuel Johnson in 1777.

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 ...

Following his Dictionary, Samuel Johnson is perhaps most famous for saying 'when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life…', but is also remembered for having the ability to sum up a ...

Dramadocumentary telling the story of Samuel Johnsons creation of the first English dictionary in an attic room just off Fleet Street in Georgian London The depressive writerforhire with Tourettes ...