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Reddit mentions of Samuel Johnson: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)
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- Oxford University Press USA
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https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-Johnson-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199538336
https://www.amazon.com/Color-Magic-Discworld-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0062225677/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1550233194&sr=1-1&keywords=DiscworldI highly recommend both of these.
A collection of works by Samuel Johnson, such as
this one. His dictionary of English was the standard for nearly 200 years, and he did it with only clerical assistance. It's probably the single most impressive feat of scholarship ever, and his writings on many subjects are powerfully illuminating.