Selected Essays of Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) and Stuart Johnson Reid (1848 - 1927)

This is a volume of selected essays by "the great master of reason" Samuel Johnson. The most famous exerpts from The Rambler, The Adventurer and The Idler are included, covering a vast range of topics. - Summary by Carolin

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Bibliographical Introduction, part 1

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Biographical Introduction, part 2

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The Necessity and Danger of Looking into Futurity. Writers Naturally Sanguine. Their Hopes Liable to Disappointment

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An Allegory on Criticism

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12:14

The Modern Form of Romances Preferable to the Ancient. The Necessity of Characters Morally Good

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The Folly of Anger. The Misery of a Peevish Old Age

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15:05

The Difference Between an Author's Writings and his Conversation

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14:46

The Dangers and Miseries of Literary Eminence

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14:00

The Anxieties of Literature not Less than Those of Publick Stations. The Inequality of Authors' Writings

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13:27

An Allegory on Wit and Learning

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12:25

The Contrariety of Criticism. The Vanity of Objection. An Author Obliged to Depend upon his own Judgment

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09:36

The Various Arts of Self-Delusion

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The Difficulty of Giving Advice Without Offending

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12:25

The Proper Means of Regulating Sorrow

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11:55

A Virtuous Old Age Always Reverenced

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10:10

The Desire of Wealth Moderated by Philosophy

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09:28

The Dignity and Usefulness of Biography

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12:49

Inconstancy Always a Weakness

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11:49

The Requisites to True Friendship

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11:48

The Garden of Hope - A Dream

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