Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer best known for compiling A Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1755. He also wrote poetry, essays, literary criticism and biographies, including the Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. His work of fiction The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, first published in 1759, follows a prince who leaves his sheltered home to search for happiness. He died in 1784, aged 75.
