Author Johnson, Samuel Birthdate b. 1709, d. 1784 Filename johnson-1775 Manuscript n/a Date of composition 1775 (370-496) (2.1,3-2,44.14) Genre LET PRIV Edition Chapman, R.W. (ed.). 1952. The letters of Samuel Johnson, with Mrs. Thrale's genuine letters to him. Vol. 2: 1775-1782 (Letters 370-821.1). Oxford: Clarendon Press. ESTC number Gale number Sample 2,1.3-2,44.14 (Letters 370-406). Remarks