Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man
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Synopsis
Drama-documentary telling the story of Samuel Johnson's creation of the first English dictionary, in an attic room just off Fleet Street in Georgian London. The depressive writer-for-hire with Tourette's syndrome did for the English language what Newton had done for the stars, classifying words, fixing their meaning and bringing order to the chaos of language. It took him nine years, but in the process an anonymous writer became a literary superstar.
Details
- Richard Alwyn
- June 1, 2006
- Released
- 59m
Where to watch
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