1755 ⟶ Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson
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📖 First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published

The first English-language edition of the Arabian Nights is published.⟶
First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published (1706)
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📖 Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding⟶
Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling' (1749)
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📚 Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson⟶
Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary (1755)
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📖 Publication of *Tristram Shandy*

1767: Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne⟶
Publication of *Tristram Shandy* (1759)
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✍️ Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson

1782: Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson⟶
Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson (1779)
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📜 Publication of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns⟶
Publication of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786)
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