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  • Bibliography:
    29 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1962
  • Latest Book:
    October 2019
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  • The text is that of the first edition, corrected in a few places, slightly modernized in spelling and punctuation, and altered to include Johnson's revisions in the second edition (1759) of the work. The explanatory notes rely heavily on definitions ...



  • "My other works," Samuel Johnson reputed to have said, "are wine and water; but my "Rambler" is pure wine." Posterity has come to accept this verdict; yet surprisingly enough, until not the most widely used edition of the "Rambler" has been wholly un...



  • This volume brings together three of Johnson’s longest fictional pieces, showing the unusual similarities in some of their main themes and emphases. Rasselas, a philosophical tale that embodies the full range of Johnson’s thinking on moral, psych...



  • Set against a backdrop of racism, this book tells the story of black people living in London in the 1980s and 1990s. Gabriel returns to London to investigate the death of his mother two decades earlier. His experiences in black politics and activism ...



  • 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 pu...



  • Books for All Kinds of Readers. ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyReadô are optimized by increasing the font size and spacing between the words and t...



  • It is a travelogue that encapsulates Johnson’s eighty-three days’ journey to Scotland and the islands of Hebrides in 1773. Johnson has portrayed Scotland by depicting the scenes picturesquely. The whole panorama enhances reader’s interest to an...



  • There's something wild in this ''picture of a young girl hungering for life and love in the harsh outback plains of New South Wales''. Banned by the author herself until ten years after her death in 1954, this vivid Australian classic was originally ...







  • A one†‘volume collection of the prose and poetry of eighteenth†‘century Britain's pre†‘eminent lexicographer, critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was eighteenth†‘century Britain’s preeminent man of letters, an...



  • Space and Time are pleased to bring you Samuel Johnsons Rasselas. This classic is presented as a wonderfully presented edition with a fully interactive table of contents....



  • The distinguished English writer's only novel provides a compelling glimpse of his moral views as he assails 18th-century optimism and man's unrealistic estimates of what life has to offer. Rasselas ponders such subjects as romantic love, flights of ...



  • The author is an octogenarian and has written two other compositions. The first two were autobiographical and nonfiction.This fictional composition required two and a half years to complete and required considerable research. All settings in this com...



  • This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....



  • This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....



  • Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia is a story about happiness.  This edition includes a table of contents....









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    Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, was one of England's greatest literary figures: a poet, essayist, biographer, lexicographer and a critic of English literature. He was also a great wit and prose stylist, well known ...



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    Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, leaves the easy life of the Happy Valley, accompanied by his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the much-travelled philosopher Imlac. Their journey takes them to Egypt, where they study the various conditions of ...



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    This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...



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    The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of t...



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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...



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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Samuel Johnson has published 29 books.

Samuel Johnson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Works of Samuel Johnson. LL. D. In Nine Volumes, was published in October 2019.

The first book by Samuel Johnson, The History of Rasselas the Prince of Abyssinia, was published in January 1962.

No. Samuel Johnson does not write books in series.