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The New Dark Ages: James Marriott in conversation with Henry Oliver
Wednesday 8 July, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50. Join Times columnist James Marriott in conversation with Substack writer Henry Oliver for a discussion about the future of literature, literacy, and the fate of the West.
Lamentable Tales, Merry Gestes and Pleasant Histories
Sunday 12 July. 12pm - 4pm. Free with admission. Family fun! Storyteller and historian Dave Tonge explores the tales that filled Dr Johnson’s London.
Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit
Wednesday 15 July, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.
Museum Lates at Dr Johnson's House
Thursday 23 July, 5.30pm - 7pm. £14 / 2 FOR £22. Enjoy sparkling drinks and discover one of London's best-kept secrets!
The Good, The Bad and The Deadly: Medicine in the 18th Century
Tuesday 28 July, 12.30 - 1.45pm. £3.96 (booking required). Medicine, but not as we know it, in the 18th century with Sheelagh James
Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit
Wednesday 29 July, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.
Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit
Wednesday 12 August, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.
Creative Writing Workshop for Children
Sunday 16 August, 2pm-3pm. Summer Holiday Fun at Dr Johnson's House! Creative Writing Workshop for 5-12 year olds. Free with Admission.
Museum Lates at Dr Johnson's House
Thursday 20 August, 5.30pm - 7pm. £14 / 2 FOR £22. Enjoy sparkling drinks and discover one of London's best-kept secrets!
Dr Johnson's House - Walk & Visit
Wednesday 26 August, 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.
A House for Miss Pauline: Diana McCaulay & Sara Collins in Conversation
Thursday 8 October, 6.30 - 8pm. £27.50. We are thrilled to welcome 2026 RSL Ondaatje Prize winner Diana McCaulay for a conversation on her brilliant new novel, A House for Miss Pauline.
HOAX: Truth & Lies in the Age of Enlightenment
Thursday 22 October, 6.30pm-8pm. £27.50. A ghost. A witch. A princess. Madeleine Pelling's spellbinding history unpicks the stories of three incredible 18th-century hoaxes.
Amorous or Loving?: The Highly Peculiar Tale of English and the English
Wednesday 27 January 2027, 6pm - 8pm. £27.50. How did a marginal dialect spoken in the late 9th century by 200,000 people become the world’s language spoken by 1.6 billion people today?
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