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Samuel Johnson

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

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In 1773, the great Samuel Johnson-then 63-and his young friend and future biographer, James Boswell, traveled together around the coast of Scotland, each writing his own account of the 83-day journey. Published in one volume, the very different travelogues of this unlikely duo provide a fascinating picture not only of the Scottish Highlands but also of the relationship between two men whose fame would be forever entwined.Johnson's account contains elegant descriptions and analyses of what was then a remote and rugged land. In contrast, the Scottish-born Boswell's journal of the trip focuses on the psychological landscape of his famously gruff… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Boswell, James / Massie, Allan
  • ISBN: 978-0-375-41418-3
  • EAN: 9780375414183
  • Produktnummer: 9618826
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
  • Seitenangabe: 528 S.

Über den Autor


Allan Massie is a novelist, essayist, and critic whose books include The Dark Ages Trilogy and History of Edinburgh.

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