Johnson on Savage: The Life of Mr Richard Savage by Samuel JohnsonLives that Never Grow Old Part of a radical series edited by Richard Holmes that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Johnsons book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive. When he first came to London, young Samuel Johnson was befriended by the flamboyant poet, playwright and blackmailer, Richard Savage. Walking the backstreets at night, he learned Savages extraordinary story supposedly