The Rambler

by Samuel Johnson

Book Overview

Samuel Johnson is best known today as the subject of the classic of biography, Boswell's Life of Johnson. But his living reputation rested on The Rambler, his interpretation of the then popular genre, the periodical essay series. The serious, even somber texture of The Rambler never achieved the popularity of other, lighter entries in the genre, but met with many admirers for its sense and style, and was widely reprinted in England, Scotland, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507724799
• ISBN13: 9781507724798
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 2.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"