Description |
xxix, 370 p. : facsims., maps ; 25 cm. |
Series |
Yale editions of the private papers of James Boswell.
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Note |
"This edition of 'Boswell's London Journal' was set in Waverley type and printed by the Maple Press Company of York, Pennsylvania. Bound by the J.C. Valentine Company of New York. Designed by Alvin Eisenman." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
The intimate journal of Scottish author James Boswell, written at the age of 22 during his second visit to London, a time when he began to pursue his career as a writer, and in which he first met Samuel Johnson. |
Subjects |
Boswell, James, 1740-1795 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London.
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Boswell, James, 1740-1795 -- Diaries.
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Authors, Scottish -- 18th century -- Diaries.
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Biographers -- Great Britain -- Diaries.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
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London (England) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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SUBJECT |
Boswell, James, 1740-1795. (OCoLC)fst00031388. |
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Boswell, James. |
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Authors, Scottish. (OCoLC)fst00822323. |
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Biographers. (OCoLC)fst00832107. |
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Homes. (OCoLC)fst01353235. |
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Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769. |
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815. |
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England London. (OCoLC)fst01204271. |
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623. |
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Authors, Scottish Diaries 18th century. |
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Biographers Diaries Great Britain. |
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Boswell, James Diaries. |
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Boswell, James Homes and haunts England London. |
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London (England) Intellectual life 18th century. |
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London (England) Social life and customs 18th century. |
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Biography. |
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Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794.
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Diaries.
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Tagebuch 1762-1763.
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Other Author |
Pottle, Frederick A. (Frederick Albert), 1897-1987, editor.
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Eisenman, Alvin, 1921-2013, book designer.
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Maple Press Company, compositor, printer.
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Contents |
V.1 Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 -- v. 2 Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764, including his correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (ZeÌlide) -- v. 3 Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland, 1764 -- v. 4 Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 -- v. 5 Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1769 -- v. 6 Boswell for the Defence, 1769-1774 -- v. 7 Boswell: the Ominous Years, 1774-1776 -- v. 8 Boswell in Extremes, 1776-1778 -- v. 9 Boswell: Laird of Auchinleck 1778-1782 -- v. 10 Boswell, the Applause of the Jury, 1782-1785 -- v. 11 Boswell, the English Experiment, 1785-1789 -- v. 12 Boswell: The Great Biographer, 1789-1795. |
OCLC # |
356844 |
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282947 2128450 7425107 10833622 13690463 21639442 23361339 27052523 28004192 962866140 1087081174 |
LCCN |
50010625 |
Orig. Rec# |
36920 |
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