Born Edinburgh, died London. Known for his two-volume biography 'The Life Of Samuel Johnson' (1791).
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Boswell
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Boswell and Johnson
In this house, occupied by Thomas Davies, bookseller, Dr Samuel Johnson first...
James Boswell - W1
James Boswell (1740 - 1795), biographer, lived and died in a house on this si...
Johnson statue
This bronze statue is placed close to St Clement Dane's church, the one that ...
Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
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Anne Brontë
Novelist and poet. Born Yorkshire. Youngest member of the Bonte literary family. Novels: 'Agnes Grey', 'Tenant of Wildfell Hall'. See Charlotte Brontë for more.
Rape of the Lock
Poem by Alexander Pope. Its convoluted plot concerns a character called Belinda and a count who is determined to obtain a lock of her hair. Originally written in two cantos, it was expanded in 1714...
Flower Fairy Books
A series of books created by the illusrator Cicely Mary Barker. The first one was published in 1923
Alan Bennett
Playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. Born Leeds. First popular success was 'Beyond the Fringe' at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, with Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore. Since then...
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King Henry VIII
Son of Henry VII. Born Born Greenwich Palace, as the spare, not the heir but his brother Arthur predeceased him and their father, aged 15, but not before marrying Catherine of Aragon, who later in ...
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