Selected Essays of Samuel Johnson

69 chapters

1. 1Bibliographical Introduct38m
2. 2Biographical Introduction36m
3. 3The Necessity and Danger16m
4. 4An Allegory on Criticism12m
5. 5The Modern Form of Romanc15m
6. 6The Folly of Anger. The M15m
7. 7The Difference Between an15m
8. 8The Dangers and Miseries14m
9. 9The Anxieties of Literatu13m
10. 10An Allegory on Wit and Le12m
11. 11The Contrariety of Critic10m
12. 12The Various Arts of Self-14m
13. 13The Difficulty of Giving12m
14. 14The Proper Means of Regul12m
15. 15A Virtuous Old Age Always10m
16. 16The Desire of Wealth Mode9m
17. 17The Dignity and Usefulnes13m
18. 18Inconstancy Always a Weak12m
19. 19The Requisites to True Fr12m
20. 20The Garden of Hope - A Dr9m
21. 21Every Man Chiefly Happy o10m
22. 22The Necessity of Good Hum11m
23. 23The Learned Seldom Despis13m
24. 24The Reasons Why Advice is12m
25. 25The Luxury of Vain Imagin11m
26. 26The Voyage of Life12m
27. 27Life Sufficient to All Pu12m
28. 28The Advantages of Living16m
29. 29Diligence too Soon Relaxe12m
30. 30The Necessity of Literary12m
31. 31The Criterions of Plagiar16m
32. 32The Usefulness of Advice.13m
33. 33The Revelations of a Garr10m
34. 34Labour Necessary to Excel10m
35. 35Directions to Authors Att8m
36. 36Many Advantages not to be10m
37. 37The Prohibition of Reveng13m
38. 38Human Opinions Suitable.8m
39. 39The Importance of Punctua11m
40. 40The Art of Living at the9m
41. 41The Folly of Continuing t10m
42. 42The Character of a Liar11m
43. 43The Faults of Books Somet13m
44. 44To Read, Write, and Conse15m
45. 45Unjust Charges of Plagiar12m
46. 46Mercator Complains that h12m
47. 47That kind of Life most Ha14m
48. 48Our Present State one of11m
49. 49On the Duty of Self-Exami13m
50. 50The Happiness and Vexatio10m
51. 51The Idler's Character9m
52. 52Invitation to Corresponde7m
53. 53Robbery of Time6m
54. 54Uncertainty of Friendship7m
55. 55Corruptions of News-Write7m
56. 56Disguises of Idleness. So9m
57. 57The Terrifick Diction10m
58. 58On the Death of a Friend9m
59. 59Monitions on the Flight o6m
60. 60Deborah Ginger's Account8m
61. 61Minim the Critick I.10m
62. 62Minim the Critick II.7m
63. 63Dick Shifter's Rural Excu9m
64. 64Steady, Snug, Startle, So8m
65. 65Biography, How Best Perfo7m
66. 66Books Multiplied by Usele6m
67. 67What Have Ye Done?5m
68. 68Omar's Plan of Life7m
69. 69The Itch of Writing Unive13m