Short Fiction · Character
Dr. Johnson
The famous lexicographer, featured in a reminiscence.
minor
Also known as Dr. Johnson, Johnson, Samuel Johnson
First appearance: A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson
Dr. Johnson's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The central figure of the reminiscence; described as full, pursy, ill-dressed, and convulsive, but a brilliant conversationalist and poet.
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With Unknown Narrator (professional): Dr. Johnson is a medical doctor who provides clinical observations or assistance to the narrator, often in cases of mental or physical anomaly. With Unknown Narrator (professional):…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Supernatural victims and agents
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
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professional · ambivalent
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professional · ambivalent
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