James Boswell, the Later Years, 1769-1795McGraw-Hill, 1984 - 609 Follows Boswell's life from 1769, the year of his marriage, until Boswell's death in 1795, the period of Boswell's triumphs as a writer. In the process the author recounts the comings and goings of the great and near-great artistic and political figures of London in the Age of Reason. Theorist Edmund Burke, painter Joshua Reynolds, politician William Pitt, actor David Garrick, and, of course, the incomparable Dr. Johnson all move in and out of Boswell's life. This book combines colourful narrative with critical commentary on Boswell's two major works, his Life of Samuel Johnson and Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. |
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... appeared almost simultaneously in London and Edin- burgh " elegantly printed , and covered with marbled paper " —just in time to be distributed to the peers before debate began on 4 February 1774 . Since the appeal before the Lords was ...
... appeared almost simultaneously in London and Edin- burgh " elegantly printed , and covered with marbled paper " —just in time to be distributed to the peers before debate began on 4 February 1774 . Since the appeal before the Lords was ...
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... appeared under the heading of " Execution Intelligence . " What must have disconcerted them both was the first paragraph of this " Intelligence " : While a great concourse of spectators were assembled , the first person who appeared ...
... appeared under the heading of " Execution Intelligence . " What must have disconcerted them both was the first paragraph of this " Intelligence " : While a great concourse of spectators were assembled , the first person who appeared ...
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... appeared at the end of December 1785 it was as- sumed that Boswell's statement , in a note at the end , that he had omitted “ a few observations ... which might perhaps be considered as passing the bounds of a strict decorum " had been ...
... appeared at the end of December 1785 it was as- sumed that Boswell's statement , in a note at the end , that he had omitted “ a few observations ... which might perhaps be considered as passing the bounds of a strict decorum " had been ...
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