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The Dr Johnson Library

The Dr Johnson Library

Di: Samuel Johnson
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In The Dr Johnson Library, the works of Samuel Johnson are restored to the ear: essays, poems, tales, criticism, and meditations on the frailty and dignity of mankind. Here the listener may accompany a mind grave without gloom, learned without pedantry, and moral without cant; a companion for hours of solitude, study, reflection, and honest amusement.Public domain
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  • Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Chapters XLVI, XLVII

    Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Chapters XLVI, XLVII
    Jul 16 2026
    In which the Princess and Pekuah, moved by curiosity, seek acquaintance with the reclusive astronomer and, through sincere and respectful discourse, gradually draw him from solitary study into the companionship and varied pursuits of mortal society. They explore questions of life’s choices and happiness in philosophic converse, culminating in a solemn visit to the ancient catacombs that lays them amidst the silent monuments of a departed world.
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    24 min
  • Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Chapters XLIV, XLV

    Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Chapters XLIV, XLV
    Jul 13 2026
    In which the perilous dominion of imagination is examined as a common frailty of the human mind, revealing how solitary reveries may seduce reason and ensnare the spirit in fancied felicities or woes. The discourse closes with an encounter with an aged sage, whose reflective melancholy tempers the expectations of youth and intimates the sober tranquillity that may await the declining years.
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    15 min
  • Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Chapters XL-XLIII

    Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Chapters XL-XLIII
    Jul 10 2026
    In which we are presented with the tale of a venerable astronomer whose profound learning and benevolence have not shielded him from a secret melancholy borne of his great unshared burden of regulating the natural world. His confidant, Imlac, becomes the recipient of the astronomer’s remarkable disclosure and solemn counsel concerning the weighty duties and immutable laws that govern the heavens and the earth.
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    17 min
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