Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Dr. Samuel Johnson - (1786) (Hardcover)

from Pepys

I finished this book one month ago, and I find it difficult-without any reading notes-to review it correctly. These are only my general impressions. What I recollect best is the occasional amazing behaviour of Johnson, for instance upon his arrival in Edinburgh, when he settles in an inn and send...

from mbmackay

Boswell's tale of the tour of the highlands by his hero, Samuel Johnson. The book is more about Johnson than Scotland, but still makes fascinating reading almost 250 years later. Read April 2017

from Cecrow

When they engaged on their 1773 journey through Scotland together, James Boswell (1740-1795) was of Scottish descent and almost half the age of Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), who was not well travelled and critical of all things Scottish. Boswell is also the author of a complete biography of Joh...

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In 1773 James Boswell (age 33) convinced his older friend Samuel Johnson (age 64) to go on a 4 month tour of Scotland. Boswell took on the role of tour guide and confidant introducing Johnson to the "lairds" and "chiefs" of Boswell's native Scotland. For Johnson, it was his first trip outside of ...

from Cecrow

When they engaged on their 1773 journey through Scotland together, James Boswell (1740-1795) was of Scottish descent and almost half the age of Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), who was not well travelled and critical of all things Scottish. Boswell is also the author of a complete biography of Joh...