SAMUEL JOHNSON DICTIONARY SOURCES

Welcome to the Samuel Johnson Dictionary Sources Web Page!

What is the Johnson Dictionary? (with LINKS to the Dictionary)

What can you find on this web site?

Recent updates

About this effort and its precursors

By the Numbers

Context - Temporal Summary of Word List

Context - History Relevant to Authors

Authorities added in the 1773 Dictionary

Samuel Johnson's Literary Sphere

Women Writers Cited in the Dictionary

Dictionary Authorities in the 1785 Sale Catalogue of Johnson's Library

Authorities by Letter of First Appearance

Where do we go from here? Can the word list be edited?

Bibliographic Citation for this web page and Contact information