The Essay - Johnson Now
Five very different writers from across the world reflect on the linguistic heritage of Samuel Johnson as it plays out in their own world and their own lives
The Essay - Johnson Now - Johnson, the Dictionary, the Wiki and the Web
David Crystal, a celebrated writer on the English language, ponders what Samuel Johnson's reaction would be to the internet and contemporary word-gathering machinery.
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The Essay - Johnson Now - Johnson's Virtual Shadow
Australian lexicographer and university lecturer Pam Peters reflects on the dictionary since Samuel Johnson, especially in the New World.
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The Essay - Johnson Now - Post-Colonial Johnson
Rudrangshu Mukherjee, senior editor of the Calcutta Telegraph, discusses how Samuel Johnson's shadow plays across Indian English.
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The Essay - Johnson Now - Telling It Like It Is
Freya Johnston reflects on how the great dictionary writer Samuel Johnson's direct approach to language and life still influences our everyday use of English today.
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The Essay - Johnson Now - Very Like a Whale
In a series reflecting on the linguistic heritage of Samuel Johnson, writer Philip Hoare considers words and whales, comparing Moby Dick and dictionaries.
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