The idler
Contributors: Warton, Thomas, 1728-1790; Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792; Langton, Bennet, 1737-1801; Suttaby, William, 1773-1838, publisher; Whittingham, Charles, 1767-1840, printer
Series: The British Classics -- v. 23-24; British classics -- v. 23-24
Publisher: Published by W. Suttaby, Stationers Court. 1810. Whittingham printer.
Published: 1810
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: English essays
Work titles: Idler (London, England : 1758)
Notes: Engraved title pages.

Weekly essays which first appeared in the "Universal chronicle", April 15, 1758 to April 5, 1760.

Twelve papers were contributed by Johnson's friends, of which no. 33, 93, 96 are by Warton; no. 67 by Langton; no. 76, 79, 82 by Reynolds.

Vol. 1: [6], 194, [4] p., [5] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 185, [5] p., [1] leaf of plate.

Includes indexes at the end of each volume.

Fleeman, J.D. Johnson, 58.4Id/24
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments --; title: Introduction :; title: The first time -- -- 1.; title: A brief history of virginity loss -- -- 2.; title: Defining virginity loss today -- -- 3.; title: A gift of one's own -- -- 4.; title: An unendurable stigma -- -- 5.; title: A natural step -- -- 6.; title: Abstinence -- -- 7.; title: Virginity lost --; title: Methodological appendix --; title: Notes --; title: Bibliography --; title: Index --; title: About the author.