#sundayshelfie #booksky #booksaboutbooks #gutenberg #basbanes #drjohnson #nonfiction #history #hayonwye #lostbooks #writers #usedandrare #booknook
June 7, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Hodge the cat lived with Samuel Johnson while he wrote the great English dictionary. Listen to the story of Dr Johnson and his “very fine cat” in our History of Cats podcast: tinyurl.com/3nbvs34b #caturday #cats #history #dictionary #drjohnson #fleetstreet
May 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Hodge the cat lived with Samuel Johnson while he wrote the great English dictionary. Listen to the story of Dr Johnson and his “very fine cat” in our History of Cats podcast: tinyurl.com/3nbvs34b #caturday #cats #history #dictionary #drjohnson #fleetstreet
Hodge the cat lived with Samuel Johnson while he wrote the great English dictionary. Listen to the story of Dr Johnson and his “very fine cat” in our History of Cats podcast: tinyurl.com/3nbvs34b #history #cats #literature #dictionary #internationalcatsday #drjohnson
August 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Hodge the cat lived with Samuel Johnson while he wrote the great English dictionary. Listen to the story of Dr Johnson and his “very fine cat” in our History of Cats podcast: tinyurl.com/3nbvs34b #history #cats #literature #dictionary #internationalcatsday #drjohnson
March 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Visited #DrJohnson house in Gough Sq #London yesterday and in the garret saw this definition of a #Cockney in his dictionary 😆🥴
February 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Visited #DrJohnson house in Gough Sq #London yesterday and in the garret saw this definition of a #Cockney in his dictionary 😆🥴
Performance and talk tomorrow evening at #drjohnsonshouse on the 18th century Seggs trade…join us for an evening transported back 300 years in an enchanting original 18th century house. Tickets www.herstoricaltours.co.uk . #drjohnson #womenshistory #historytok #immersive
September 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Performance and talk tomorrow evening at #drjohnsonshouse on the 18th century Seggs trade…join us for an evening transported back 300 years in an enchanting original 18th century house. Tickets www.herstoricaltours.co.uk . #drjohnson #womenshistory #historytok #immersive
Join the Friends of St Columba’s on Saturday 18 Oct for a Literary London Visit!
Explore Dr Johnson’s House & the historic Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. £10 | 11am | 17 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE
#LiteraryLondon #DrJohnson #LondonHistory #StColumbasFriends #CulturalEventsLondon
Explore Dr Johnson’s House & the historic Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. £10 | 11am | 17 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE
#LiteraryLondon #DrJohnson #LondonHistory #StColumbasFriends #CulturalEventsLondon
October 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Join the Friends of St Columba’s on Saturday 18 Oct for a Literary London Visit!
Explore Dr Johnson’s House & the historic Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. £10 | 11am | 17 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE
#LiteraryLondon #DrJohnson #LondonHistory #StColumbasFriends #CulturalEventsLondon
Explore Dr Johnson’s House & the historic Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. £10 | 11am | 17 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE
#LiteraryLondon #DrJohnson #LondonHistory #StColumbasFriends #CulturalEventsLondon
Rock classics…..
Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond Jr. & Dr. John photo shoot during the recording of the Album Triumvirate. Video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J8...
Photo by Jim Marshall
#mikebloomfield #johnhammondjr #drjohnson #Triumvirate
Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond Jr. & Dr. John photo shoot during the recording of the Album Triumvirate. Video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J8...
Photo by Jim Marshall
#mikebloomfield #johnhammondjr #drjohnson #Triumvirate
April 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Rock classics…..
Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond Jr. & Dr. John photo shoot during the recording of the Album Triumvirate. Video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J8...
Photo by Jim Marshall
#mikebloomfield #johnhammondjr #drjohnson #Triumvirate
Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond Jr. & Dr. John photo shoot during the recording of the Album Triumvirate. Video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J8...
Photo by Jim Marshall
#mikebloomfield #johnhammondjr #drjohnson #Triumvirate
Famous #quote from #DrJohnson is incomplete:
“When a man is tired of #London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford;”
#history #language
“When a man is tired of #London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford;”
#history #language
October 31, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Famous #quote from #DrJohnson is incomplete:
“When a man is tired of #London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford;”
#history #language
“When a man is tired of #London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford;”
#history #language
For one evening only I will be disclosing Johnson’s secrets and the secrets of the oldest profession in the world…. Don’t miss it! Link to tickets go to :
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-the-18...
#drjohnson #harlots #historytok #womenshistory #hiddenlondon Dr Johnson's House
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-the-18...
#drjohnson #harlots #historytok #womenshistory #hiddenlondon Dr Johnson's House
September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For one evening only I will be disclosing Johnson’s secrets and the secrets of the oldest profession in the world…. Don’t miss it! Link to tickets go to :
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-the-18...
#drjohnson #harlots #historytok #womenshistory #hiddenlondon Dr Johnson's House
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-the-18...
#drjohnson #harlots #historytok #womenshistory #hiddenlondon Dr Johnson's House
A brief report on my recent trip to the London house where Dr Samuel Johnson compiled his famous English dictionary.
Is it worth it? Yep, and I also include some top tips for finding the bloody place.
#London #DrJohnson #EnglishLanguage #Dictionary
www.philipbryer.com/post/dr-john...
Is it worth it? Yep, and I also include some top tips for finding the bloody place.
#London #DrJohnson #EnglishLanguage #Dictionary
www.philipbryer.com/post/dr-john...
Dr Johnson's House
Useful tips for anyone planning a visit to the house in London where Dr Samuel Johnson compiled his famous English dictionary.
www.philipbryer.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A brief report on my recent trip to the London house where Dr Samuel Johnson compiled his famous English dictionary.
Is it worth it? Yep, and I also include some top tips for finding the bloody place.
#London #DrJohnson #EnglishLanguage #Dictionary
www.philipbryer.com/post/dr-john...
Is it worth it? Yep, and I also include some top tips for finding the bloody place.
#London #DrJohnson #EnglishLanguage #Dictionary
www.philipbryer.com/post/dr-john...
Today on my blog, I'm sharing my thoughts on a fascinating book by Richard Holmes which explores not only the early life and friendships of Dr. Johnson, it also interrogates the whole concept of biography! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/10/04/f...
“…fluctuating between ‘Beggary and Extravagance’…” #drjohnson&mrsavage
Although we're now into October, I'm still not only playing catch-up with reviews, I'm also continuing to feel the effects of my read of "Night Walking" back in July. The book had a significant effect...
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October 4, 2023 at 12:31 PM
Today on my blog, I'm sharing my thoughts on a fascinating book by Richard Holmes which explores not only the early life and friendships of Dr. Johnson, it also interrogates the whole concept of biography! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/10/04/f...
Futility Closet: “Having Words”
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/19/having-words/
#language #drjohnson #futilitycloset
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/19/having-words/
#language #drjohnson #futilitycloset
Having Words
It’s said that Samuel Johnson resorted to unconventional methods to win a debate with a Billingsgate fishwife:
> He called her a _noun_ , a _pronoun_ , an _adverb_ , and she hesitated. He vigorously charged her with being _conjunction and preposition_. She wavered. And when at length with stentorian voice he accused her to her face of being a _parallelopipedon_ , she broke in disorder and fled in the utmost confusion.
(Frederic Coudert, “Lying as a Fine Art,” 1873.)
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August 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Futility Closet: “Having Words”
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/19/having-words/
#language #drjohnson #futilitycloset
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/19/having-words/
#language #drjohnson #futilitycloset
The only thing we want is for Mr. Burski and Dr. Johnson from Scrubs to kiss. #Scrubs #MrBurski #TedRogers #DrJohnson #RobertEBeckwith
May 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The only thing we want is for Mr. Burski and Dr. Johnson from Scrubs to kiss. #Scrubs #MrBurski #TedRogers #DrJohnson #RobertEBeckwith
Dr. Johnson and Dr. Jeffrey Steadman from Scrubs snuggling would one hundo p break the internet! #Scrubs #DrJohnson #RobertEBeckwith #DrJeffreySteadman #MattWinston
December 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Dr. Johnson and Dr. Jeffrey Steadman from Scrubs snuggling would one hundo p break the internet! #Scrubs #DrJohnson #RobertEBeckwith #DrJeffreySteadman #MattWinston
*side note. Had privilege of standing there… #Oxford in that exact archway in Oct(I think I left my body) #Tolkien #Hawking #OscarWilde #CSLewis #JohnLocke #DrJohnson #Hobbes Exciting to see social science taking place right now. When you know better you do better. #Science #Civilization #Humanities
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
*side note. Had privilege of standing there… #Oxford in that exact archway in Oct(I think I left my body) #Tolkien #Hawking #OscarWilde #CSLewis #JohnLocke #DrJohnson #Hobbes Exciting to see social science taking place right now. When you know better you do better. #Science #Civilization #Humanities
I have read your work
Found it original and good
Unfortunately
The good parts were nor original
And the original ones not good
( paraphrasing drJohnson)
Found it original and good
Unfortunately
The good parts were nor original
And the original ones not good
( paraphrasing drJohnson)
August 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I have read your work
Found it original and good
Unfortunately
The good parts were nor original
And the original ones not good
( paraphrasing drJohnson)
Found it original and good
Unfortunately
The good parts were nor original
And the original ones not good
( paraphrasing drJohnson)