| Front | James Boswell |
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| Back | 1740-95 journal writer and biographer of S. Johnson the Journal of a tour to the Hybrids, a record of his travels through Scotland in 1733 the Life of S. Johnson 1791 James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (/ˈbɒzwɛl, -wəl/; 29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language.[1][2] A great mass of his diaries, letters and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their ongoing publication has transformed his reputation. |
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