Selected Essays (Penguin Classics)

By Samuel Johnson

Book Overview

This volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary character and forged the distinctive prose style that established him as a public figure. Also included here is the best of Johnson's later journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140436278
• ISBN13: 9780140436273
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher