Samuel Johnson
English writer, poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic and lexicographer best known for A Dictionary of the English Language (1755); also noted for The Rambler and Lives of the Poets.
Books
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1. The Rambler
A collection of didactic mid-18th-century essays offering moral reflection and literary criticism intended to improve taste, manners, and conduct. The pieces examine human passions, social duties, the nature of friendship and benevolence, and the responsibilities of writers and readers, combining clear reasoning, vivid examples, and a formal, eloquent style to guide readers toward virtue and sensible judgment.
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