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The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the Universal Chronicle between 1758 and 1760. It is likely that the Chronicle was published for the sole purpose of including The Idler, since it had produced only one issue before the series began, and ceased publication when it finished.
Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784), ... Before that could happen, he was arrested again, for a debt of £40, in February 1758.
April 15 – Samuel Johnson begins publishing a series of essays, The Idler (1758–1760), in the Universal Chronicle. April 24 – Robert Dodsley and his brother James sign a contract with Edmund Burke to launch The Annual Register. April 27 – The French historian Jean-François Marmontel enters the service of Madame de Pompadour. [1]
Universal Chronicle, which published Samuel Johnson's The Idler (1758–1760) The Watchman (1796). Founded and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; The World (1753–1756). Every Thursday. Founded by "Adam Fitz-Adam" (i.e. Edwin Moore) and published by the Dodsleys. A New Review (1782–1786). Edited by Paul Henry Maty.
15 April – Samuel Johnson begins publishing the series of essays The Idler (1758–1760) in the Universal Chronicle. 21 April – Thomas Secker enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury. 24 April – Robert Dodsley and his brother James sign a contract with Edmund Burke to launch The Annual Register.
The Rambler was written primarily for the newfound, rising middle-class of the 18th century, who sought social fluency within aristocratic social circles. It was especially targeted to the middle-class audience that were increasingly marrying into aristocratic families in order to create socio-economic alliances, but did not possess the social and intellectual tools to integrate into those ...
Samuel Johnson in his later years. There are many biographies and biographers of Samuel Johnson, but James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is the best known and most widely read today. [13] Since first publication it has passed through hundreds of editions and, on account of its great length, many selections and abridgements.
Portrait of Johnson during his 30s, by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784) was an English author born in Lichfield, Staffordshire.