"The Rambler" by Samuel Johnson - P. Dodsley, London - 1794 first thus UK edition - Vol I, III, IV - 18cmx15cm - condition: good, leather binding, with some wear and rubbing to boards, name to ffep, some page foxing. The Rambler was a periodical (strictly, a series of short papers) by Samuel Johnson. The Rambler was published on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1750 to 1752[1] and totals 208 articles.[2] It was Johnson's most consistent and sustained work in the English language. Though The Rambler was superficially similar to earlier publications such as The Spectator and The Tatler, Johnson made his periodical unique by using a style of prose which differed from that of the time period. The most popular publications of the day were written in the common or colloquial language of the people whereas The Rambler was written in elevated prose. The Rambler discussed subjects such as morality, literature, society, politics, and religion. Johnson included quotes and ideas in his publication from Renaissance humanists such as Desiderius Erasmus and René Descartes. His writings in The Rambler are considered to be neoclassical.