by Samuel Johnson, Gwin J. Kolb
bookshelves: spring-2015, radio-4, tbr-busting-2015, classic, afr-ethiopia, lit-richer, philosophy, bellybutton-mining, feckless-procrastination, moral-high-ground, published-1759, play-dramatisation Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from March 13, 2014 to May 25, 2015 http://www.bbc.co...
Nobody reads Johnson anymore except english majors. Which is a shame since while Johnson is disdained for his lack of political correctness in his conservative particulars, his wisdom in generalization is unassailable. Much can be gleaned from his philosophy and general opinions about life and our...
I read this book so I could check it off my '1001 books' list. Did I find it enlightening or life changing? Well... no. Samuel Johnson is probably best known for his English Dictionary as well as being the creator of many famous and wise sayings. Rasselas is filled with many pithy sayings, that ...
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