Papers from the Idler Cambridge Plain Texts Series

Originally 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.

Note S. C. Roberts; 1. Proposal for a female army; 2. Scheme for news-writers; 3. Whirler's character; 4. Corruption of news-writers; 5. Disguises of ideleness. Sober's character; 6. Journal of a fellow of a college; 7. Punch and conversation compared; 8. Auction-hunter described and ridiculed; 9. The art of advertising exemplified; 10. Author's mortifications; 11. Minim the critic; 12. Dick Shifter's rural excursion; 13. Books multiplied by useless compilations; 14. Narratives of travellers considered; 15. Horrour of the last.