James Boswell

1740 - 1795

13 books

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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 (N.S.) – 19 May 1795), 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.

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

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

Authors, English

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

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

Boswell, James, 1740-1795

Cover of Life of Johnson, Volume 2: 1765-1776

Life of Johnson, Volume 2: 1765-1776

Authors, English

Cover of Life of Johnson, Volume 1: 1709-1765

Life of Johnson, Volume 1: 1709-1765

Authors, English

Cover of 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

Authors, Scottish

Cover of Life of Johnson, Volume 4: 1780-1784

Life of Johnson, Volume 4: 1780-1784

Authors, English

Cover of 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.

Boswell, James, 1740-1795

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

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

Authors, English

Cover of Life of Johnson, Volume 3: 1776-1780

Life of Johnson, Volume 3: 1776-1780

Authors, English

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

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

Authors, English