It was stashed amongst a cache of other historic letters in a cupboard. Dr Johnson (1709-1784) is best known for compiling his famous dictionary - the Dictionary of the English Language.

It happened literally overnight in the first few days of 1709. On January 5, temperatures plummeted—not, perhaps, a surprise in European winter. But 1709 was no ordinary cold snap. Dawn broke ...

"The future is purchased by the present." - Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English writer. Imagining one's future self to determine the best course of action in the present has become popular in ...

Renewed attempts, as always, to shoot the messenger cannot ruled out though. “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel” Samuel Johnson 1709 – 1784 ...

In its centre are the first two verses of an 11-verse poem called Autumn written by Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) towards the end of his life. He is most famous for compiling the first English ...

Dating from 1784, the letter was written after America had achieved independence, but at a time when it wasn’t clear whether the new nation would succeed. “These treaties of ‘Amity and ...

Edwin, the Second Baron Sandys (1726-1797), was a founding trustee of the British Museum and a noted classical scholar, counting the great literary figure Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and the Anglo ...

The inscription in brass letters reads: SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D Obiit XIII die Decembris Anno Domini MDCCLXXXIV Aetatis suae LXXV which can be translated: Samuel Johnson, Doctor of Laws, died 13 December ...

There is a haunting beauty in architectural ruins. War or the passage of time has ravaged the magnificent feats of earlier civilizations.

The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum of the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ...