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Selected Essays of Samuel Johnson

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

Year of Publication: 1888Genres: Essays & Short Works

Running Time: 13 hours 12 minutes 21 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Bibliographical Introduction, part 1 Barbara Baker	38:22
2	Biographical Introduction, part 2 Barbara Baker	35:50
3	The Necessity and Danger of Looking into Futurity. Writers Naturally Sanguine. Their Hopes Liable to Disappointment Barbara Baker	16:23
4	An Allegory on Criticism Barbara Baker	12:14
5	The Modern Form of Romances Preferable to the Ancient. The Necessity of Characters Morally Good Barbara Baker	15:06
6	The Folly of Anger. The Misery of a Peevish Old Age Barbara Baker	15:05
7	The Difference Between an Author's Writings and his Conversation Barbara Baker	14:46
8	The Dangers and Miseries of Literary Eminence Barbara Baker	14:00
9	The Anxieties of Literature not Less than Those of Publick Stations. The Inequality of Authors' Writings Barbara Baker	13:27
10	An Allegory on Wit and Learning Barbara Baker	12:25
11	The Contrariety of Criticism. The Vanity of Objection. An Author Obliged to Depend upon his own Judgment Bill Boerst	9:36
12	The Various Arts of Self-Delusion Availle	14:11
13	The Difficulty of Giving Advice Without Offending Availle	12:25
14	The Proper Means of Regulating Sorrow Bill Boerst	11:55
15	A Virtuous Old Age Always Reverenced Bill Boerst	10:10
16	The Desire of Wealth Moderated by Philosophy Bill Boerst	9:28
17	The Dignity and Usefulness of Biography Pamela Nagami	12:49
18	Inconstancy Always a Weakness Pamela Nagami	11:49
19	The Requisites to True Friendship Availle	11:48
20	The Garden of Hope - A Dream Denise Nordell	8:50
21	Every Man Chiefly Happy or Miserable at Home. The Opinions of Servants not to be Despised Jesse Zuba	9:37
22	The Necessity of Good Humor Availle	10:56
23	The Learned Seldom Despised but when they Deserve Contempt Pamela Nagami	13:05
24	The Reasons Why Advice is Generally Ineffectual Availle	11:35
25	The Luxury of Vain Imagination Roohi	11:21
26	The Voyage of Life Roohi	12:00
27	Life Sufficient to All Purposes if well Employed Barbara Baker	12:05
28	The Advantages of Living in a Garret Barbara Baker	16:24
29	Diligence too Soon Relaxed. Necessity of Perseverance Barbara Baker	11:50
30	The Necessity of Literary Courage Barbara Baker	11:46
31	The Criterions of Plagiarism Barbara Baker	16:01
32	The Usefulness of Advice. The Danger of Habits. The Necessity of Reviewing Life Availle	13:28
33	The Revelations of a Garret Bill Boerst	10:18
34	Labour Necessary to Excellence Bill Boerst	10:11
35	Directions to Authors Attacked by Criticks. The Various Degrees of Critical Perspicacity Jesse Zuba	8:27
36	Many Advantages not to be Enjoyed Together Pamela Nagami	9:33
37	The Prohibition of Revenge Justifiable by Reason. The Meanness of Regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of Men Pamela Nagami	12:48
38	Human Opinions Suitable. The Hopes of Youth Fallacious Jesse Zuba	8:24
39	The Importance of Punctuality Availle	10:33
40	The Art of Living at the Cost of Others Jesse Zuba	9:24
41	The Folly of Continuing too Long upon the Stage Jesse Zuba	10:11
42	The Character of a Liar Jesse Zuba	11:14
43	The Faults of Books Sometimes Imputable to the Reader Pamela Nagami	13:19
44	To Read, Write, and Conserve in Due Proportions the Business of a Man of Letters Barbara Baker	15:14
45	Unjust Charges of Plagiarism Pamela Nagami	11:43
46	Mercator Complains that he can Find no Happiness in Rural Life Michele Fry	12:01
47	That kind of Life most Happy which Affords us most Opportunities of Gaining our own Esteem Barbara Baker	13:41
48	Our Present State one of Danger and Infelicity J. McDougall	10:59
49	On the Duty of Self-Examination Pamela Nagami	13:27
50	The Happiness and Vexation of Authors Jesse Zuba	10:12
51	The Idler's Character Anders V Lankford	8:56
52	Invitation to Correspondents Anders V Lankford	7:01
53	Robbery of Time Anders V Lankford	6:10
54	Uncertainty of Friendship Pamela Nagami	7:12
55	Corruptions of News-Writers Pamela Nagami	7:25
56	Disguises of Idleness. Sober's Character Pamela Nagami	8:32
57	The Terrifick Diction Pamela Nagami	10:01
58	On the Death of a Friend Pamela Nagami	8:33
59	Monitions on the Flight of Time Philippa	5:56
60	Deborah Ginger's Account of City Wits Philippa	7:37
61	Minim the Critick I. Jesse Zuba	9:37
62	Minim the Critick II. Jesse Zuba	6:56
63	Dick Shifter's Rural Excursion Anders V Lankford	8:57
64	Steady, Snug, Startle, Solid, and Misty Anders V Lankford	8:10
65	Biography, How Best Performed Anders V Lankford	6:45
66	Books Multiplied by Useless Compilations Roohi	5:30
67	What Have Ye Done? Roohi	5:24
68	Omar's Plan of Life Roohi	7:18
69	The Itch of Writing Universal Barbara Baker	13:13