Portrait of James Boswell

James Boswell

James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of the English writer Samuel Johnson, Life of Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters, and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their publication by Yale University has transformed his reputation.

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Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784

"Life of Johnson, Volume 4" by James Boswell is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This volume chronicles the life of the renowned...

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Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765

"Life of Johnson, Volume 1" by James Boswell is a historical biography written during the late 18th century. Through this detailed account, Boswell pr...

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Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776

"Life of Johnson, Volume 2" by James Boswell is a biographical account that likely originated in the late 18th century. This work focuses on the life ...

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Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)

"Life of Johnson, Volume 5" by James Boswell is a historical account composed in the late 18th century. This volume specifically features Boswell's de...

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Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780

"Life of Johnson, Volume 3" by James Boswell is a historical account published during the late 18th century. The book delves into the life and thought...

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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

"The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D." by James Boswell is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This wor...

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Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica

"Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica," edited by George Birkbeck Hill, is a historical ac...

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Critical Strictures on the New Tragedy of Elvira, Written by Mr. David Malloch

Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 35

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Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood

"Boswell's Life of Johnson" by James Boswell is a historical biography written in the late 18th century. The book chronicles the life and thoughts of ...

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Life of Johnson, Volume 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, etc.

"Life of Johnson, Volume 6" by James Boswell is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This volume serves as an addenda to the pre...

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Boswelliana: The Commonplace Book of James Boswell, with a Memoir and Annotations

"Boswelliana: The Commonplace Book of James Boswell with a Memoir and Annotations" by Rev. Charles Rogers is a collection of literary anecdotes and pe...

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Anecdotes of the Learned Pig With Notes, Critical and Explanatory, and Illustrations from Bozzy, Piozzi &c. &c.

A satire on Samuel Johnson.

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No Abolition of Slavery Or the Universal Empire of Love, A poem

"No Abolition of Slavery; or the Universal Empire of Love" by James Boswell is a poem penned in the late 18th century. This literary work addresses th...

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