THE ADVENTURER
London: B. Long, and T. Pridden, 1777. Four volumes. 12mo., pp. 299, 287, 294, 297. Leather over boards. Covers dry and worn, front cover of Vol. 1 detached, Good. Item #38704
"The Adventurer" (1752-1754) was a London bi-weekly newspaper. Contributors included, among many others, John Hawkesworth and Samuel Johnson. During the course of one year starting in March 1753, Dr. Johnson contributed 29 essays to Hawkesworth's periodical "The Adventurer," which was written in imitation of another popular periodical, "The Rambler."
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