The Idler
By: by Samuel Johnson ; two volumes in one ; with additional essays, to which is prefixed an account of the life and writings of the author
Contributors: Warton, Thomas, 1728-1790; Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792; Corbould, Richard, 1757-1831, ill; Cooke, Charles, active 1789-1817, publisher; Atkinson, John, former owner; Adam, R. B. (Robert Borthwick), 1863-1940, former owner; Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library)
Edition: Cooke's edition.
Series: Cooke's edition of select British classics
Publisher: Printed for C. Cooke, no. 17, Paternoster-Row ...
Published: 1799
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Notes: Weekly essays which first appeared in the "Universal chronicle", April 15, 1758 to April 5, 1760. Largely by Samuel Johnson, with twelve numbers contributed by others, of which no. 33, 93, 96 are by Warton and no. 76, 79, 82 by Reynolds.

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Illustrations by R. Corbould and others.

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