Sam Johnson spent nine long years writing the first important dictionary of the English Language. But it isn't for his writing that Sam is remembered. What keeps Sam's memory alive are the clever things he said. Words which are still funny and true centuries later. Ages 10+.

Samuel Johnson (Who Was...?)

Andrew Billen

Biographies & Memoirs

Short Books

<p>Young Charles Dickens's happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt and, aged 12, he was sent to work in a factory making shoe polish. By his mid-twenties, he was on the verge of becoming the most popular novelist the world has ever known, creating hundreds of unforgettable characters.</p>

Charles Dickens (Who Was...?)

Children's Books

Biographies

Short Books, London

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