{"product_id":"papers-from-the-idler-paperback-9781107624726","title":"Papers from the Idler (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107624726","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePapers from the Idler\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1921, this volume contains fifteen papers by Samuel Johnson taken from The Idler.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSamuel Johnson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107624726, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e68 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 0.4 cm, 0.08 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1921 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains fifteen papers by Samuel Johnson taken from The Idler, a series of 103 essays largely written by Johnson and published in London weekly The Universal Chronicle between 1758 and 1760. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Johnson.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNote S. C. Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 1. Proposal for a female army\u003cbr\u003e 2. Scheme for news-writers\u003cbr\u003e 3. Whirler's character\u003cbr\u003e 4. Corruption of news-writers\u003cbr\u003e 5. Disguises of ideleness. Sober's character\u003cbr\u003e 6. Journal of a fellow of a college\u003cbr\u003e 7. Punch and conversation compared\u003cbr\u003e 8. Auction-hunter described and ridiculed\u003cbr\u003e 9. The art of advertising exemplified\u003cbr\u003e 10. Author's mortifications\u003cbr\u003e 11. Minim the critic\u003cbr\u003e 12. Dick Shifter's rural excursion\u003cbr\u003e 13. Books multiplied by useless compilations\u003cbr\u003e 14. Narratives of travellers considered\u003cbr\u003e 15. Horrour of the last.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265801900312,"sku":"9781107624726","price":18.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107624726i_887dd52c-a20f-4938-a569-cd7e0372d500.jpg?v=1696770223","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/papers-from-the-idler-paperback-9781107624726","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}