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In #GoughSquare near #FleetStreet is #DrJohnsonsHouse, home to the 18th CE literary genius. Inside this elegant #Georgian townhouse during 1755, #SamuelJohnson completed his monumental #DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage, hailed the “Stonehenge of English”. Here, under candlelight, writer #OliverGoldsmith & painter #JoshuaReynolds would visit to shape the cultural spirit of London.
In Source: Dr. Johnson’s House
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#CharlesDickens was a frequent, well-known visitor to #YeOldeCheshireCheese pub, which has a chair where he was known to sit. Dickens even featured the pub in his novel #ATaleofTwoCities where the protagonist #Darnay recovers after his acquittal. Prominent literary figures like Dr. #SamuelJohnson & #MarkTwain also visited the pub, making it a living piece of #LondonHistory.
In Source: #YeOldeCheshireCheese
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#NeuroDiversity Celebrated English #Literature critic #SamuelJohnson suffered from #TouretteSyndrome & #Depression throughout his life. Childhood tuberculous left deep facial scarring. Deaf in one ear; blind in one eye; he had Gout; Testicular #Cancer & a late-life stroke left him unable to speak. Yet, his influence & prolific literary achievements prevail #MentalHealth
In Source: Samuel Johnson Statue
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#Poet #Satirist #Critic & #Lexicographer #SamuelJohnson born Lichfield #England 1709, did not write the first dictionary. Celebrated as one of the greatest figures of the 18th-century; admired for his wit, talent, tenacity & intelligence; the legacy of his literary achievements indelibly influenced the modern English Language. #StrandAldwych #Monument #Westminster
In Source: Samuel Johnson Statue
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