Johnson’s Lives of the Poets: Final Lifetime Edition Date of Publication_1861 which was completed in that

which was completed in that year (although map publishers sometimes pre-empted reality in order to keep their maps current for as long as possible)

illustrations by Frank Brangwyn

as often were the coats of arms of distinguished local historical figures

engraved by Pieter van den Keere

containing the times of departure

Johnson’s Lives of the Poets: Final Lifetime Edition Date of Publication_1861 which was completed in thatJohnsons last great work contains a great deal of anecdotal information which might otherwise have been lost. It was first published as Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, part of the 58 volume works of the English poets edited by Johnson 1779 80. The first authorised separate edition (a pirated edition also appeared in Dublin) was printed in 1781, but the 1783 edition is described by Courtney and Smith as the only edition of importance after the