Selected Essays of Samuel Johnson by Samuel JOHNSON (1709 - 1784) and Stuart Johnson REID (1848 - 1927) Genre(s): Essays & Short Works
Read by: Barbara Baker, Bill Boerst, Availle, Pamela Nagami, Denise Nordell, Jesse Zuba, Roohi, Michele Fry, J. McDougall, Anders V Lankford, Philippa in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 31 - The Criterions of Plagiarism
00:16:00 - 32 - The Usefulness of Advice. The Danger of Habits. The Necessity of Reviewing Life
00:29:28 - 33 - The Revelations of a Garret
00:39:47 - 34 - Labour Necessary to Excellence
00:49:58 - 35 - Directions to Authors Attacked by Criticks. The Various Degrees of Critical Perspicacity
00:58:25 - 36 - Many Advantages not to be Enjoyed Together
01:07:57 - 37 - The Prohibition of Revenge Justifiable by Reason. The Meanness of Regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of Men
01:20:45 - 38 - Human Opinions Suitable. The Hopes of Youth Fallacious
01:29:09 - 39 - The Importance of Punctuality
01:39:42 - 40 - The Art of Living at the Cost of Others
01:49:07 - 41 - The Folly of Continuing too Long upon the Stage
01:59:17 - 42 - The Character of a Liar
02:10:31 - 43 - The Faults of Books Sometimes Imputable to the Reader
02:23:50 - 44 - To Read, Write, and Conserve in Due Proportions the Business of a Man of Letters
02:39:04 - 45 - Unjust Charges of Plagiarism
02:50:47 - 46 - Mercator Complains that he can Find no Happiness in Rural Life
03:02:47 - 47 - That kind of Life most Happy which Affords us most Opportunities of Gaining our own Esteem
03:16:28 - 48 - Our Present State one of Danger and Infelicity
03:27:27 - 49 - On the Duty of Self-Examination
03:40:54 - 50 - The Happiness and Vexation of Authors
03:51:06 - 51 - The Idler's Character
04:00:02 - 52 - Invitation to Correspondents
04:07:02 - 53 - Robbery of Time
04:13:12 - 54 - Uncertainty of Friendship
04:20:25 - 55 - Corruptions of News-Writers
04:27:49 - 56 - Disguises of Idleness. Sober's Character
04:36:21 - 57 - The Terrifick Diction
04:46:23 - 58 - On the Death of a Friend
04:54:56 - 59 - Monitions on the Flight of Time
05:00:52 - 60 - Deborah Ginger's Account of City Wits
05:08:29 - 61 - Minim the Critick I.
05:18:06 - 62 - Minim the Critick II.
05:25:02 - 63 - Dick Shifter's Rural Excursion
05:33:58 - 64 - Steady, Snug, Startle, Solid, and Misty
05:42:08 - 65 - Biography, How Best Performed
05:48:53 - 66 - Books Multiplied by Useless Compilations
05:54:23 - 67 - What Have Ye Done?
05:59:46 - 68 - Omar's Plan of Life
06:07:04 - 69 - The Itch of Writing Universal
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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