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James Boswell

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British lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)

Born 1740
Died 1795

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  • Cover of: The life of Samuel Johnson

    First published in 1833 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The journal of a tour to Corsica, & memoirs of Pascal Paoli

    First published in 1923 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: The British Tradition

    First published in 2002 5 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000na_g3o5 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q1q2 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c2c0 Cover of edition isbn_9780130548085
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  • Cover of: The hypochondriack: being the seventy essays by the celebrated biographer, James Boswell, appearing in the London magazine, from November, 1777, to August, 1783, and here first reprinted.

    First published in 1928 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition hypochondriackbe01bosw
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  • Cover of: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: comprehending an account of his studies ...

    First published in 1791 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition lifesamueljohns00baldgoog Cover of edition lifesamueljohns68boswgoog Cover of edition lifesamueljohns59boswgoog
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  • Cover of: The Correspondence and Other Papers of James Boswell Relating to the Making of the Life of Johnson: Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged

    First published in 1969 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition correspondenceot0002bosw_a1q9
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  • Cover of: Boswell's note book, 1776-1777: recording particulars of Johnson's early life communicated by him and others in those years; now first published from the unique original in the collection of R. B. Adam, esq., with the corresponding passages from the first edition of the Life printed on opposite pages.

    First published in 1925 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Boswell for the defence, 1769-1774

    First published in 1959 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The correspondence of James Boswell and John Johnston of Grange

    First published in 1966 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Boswell's Life of Johnson

    First published in 1904 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition boswellslifeofjo0001bosw
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  • Cover of: Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

    First published in 1848 3 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition boswellslifejoh00crokgoog Cover of edition boswellslifejoh02boswgoog
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  • Cover of: The journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL. D

    First published in 1898 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Boswell, the applause of the jury 1782-1785

    First published in 1981 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition boswellapplauseo00bosw
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  • Cover of: Boswell: the ominous years, 1774-1776.

    First published in 1963 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Letters of James Boswell to the Rev. W. J. Temple

    First published in 1908 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Boswell's Book of bad verse: (a verse self-portrait) : or, Love poems and other verses : now first published from the original autograph Ms.

    First published in 1975 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Boswell's Life of Johnson, together with Boswell's Journal of a tour of the Hebride and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales

    First published in 1786 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition boswellslifejoh00boswgoog
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  • Cover of: Johnsoniana: anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

    First published in 1820 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Letters, addressed to W.J. Temple.: Now first published from the original MSS. With an introd. and notes.

    First published in 1857 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Boswell, Laird of Auchinleck, 1778-1782

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition boswelllairdofau0000bosw_o8g8
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British lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)

Born 1740
Died 1795
Subjects
Description and travel, Scottish Authors, Biography, Biographers, Early works to 1800, English Authors, Authors, Scottish, Travel, Correspondence, Diaries, Intellectual life, Social life and customs, Authors, biography, Boswell, james, 1740-1795, Critics, Homes and haunts, Intellectuals, Lexicographers, Court and courtiers, Descriptions et voyages, Interviews, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Johnson, samuel, 1709-1784, Literature, Manners and customs
Places
Scotland, Great Britain, Hebrides (Scotland), Corsica (France), England, France, Hebrides, Araby, Araby bazaar, Corsica, Edinburgh (Scotland), Germany, Italy, London, London (England), Netherlands, North Richmond Street, North Wales, Switzerland, Auchinleck, Auchinleck (Scotland), Edinburgh, Pays-Bas
People
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), James Boswell (1740-1795), Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807), Isabelle de Charrière (1740-1805), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Johnson, samuel (1709-1784), Mangan's sister, Voltaire (1694-1778), William Johnson Temple (1739-1796), William Johnston Temple (1739-1796), Alfred Doolittle, Colonel Pickering, David Mallet (1705?-1765), Eliza Doolittle, Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Henry Higgins, James, 1769-1774 Boswell, John Johnston (1729?-1786), Mrs. Higgins, Pygmalion
Time
18th century, 1912

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