How to Deal with Envy When it Strikes

Here is Dr Johnson’s first “Idler” column. It was published in the Gentleman’s Magazine.

“Vacui

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The extraordinary stories behind Britain’s lost towns and settlements

Join the Idler for a chat with historian Matthew Green, Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson and philosopher Mark Vernon with host Victoria Hull

A glorious week of fun and rest in Italy

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