Richard Johnson (16th century)
- Richard Johnson (16th century)
Richard Johnson (1573 – 1659?), English romance writer, was baptized in London on May 4, 1573. His most famous romance is "The Famous Historie of the Seaven Champions of Christendom" (1596?). The success of this book was so great that the author added a second and a third part in 1608 and 1616. His other stories include: "Nine Worthies of London" (1592); "The Pleasant Walks of Moorefields" (1607); "The Pleasant Conceites of Old Hobson" (1607), the hero being a well-known haberdasher in the Poultry; "The Most Pleasant History of Tom a Lincolne" (1607); "A Remembrance of Robert Earle of Salisbury" (1612); "Looke on Me, London" (1613); "The History of Tom Thumbe" (1621). "The Crown Garland of Golden Roses set forth in Many Pleasant new Songs and Sonnets" (1612) was reprinted for the Percy Society (1842 and 1845).
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