London Journal 1762-1763 (Penguin Classics)
London Journal 1762-1763 (Penguin Classics) by James Boswell, edited by Gordon Turnbull
English | October 26, 2010 | ISBN: 0140436502 | EPUB | 656 pages | 5.9 MB
English | October 26, 2010 | ISBN: 0140436502 | EPUB | 656 pages | 5.9 MB
The journals of a legendary Scottish writer
Edinburgh-born James Boswell, at twenty-two, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in London from 1762 to 1763. This journal, not discovered for more than 150 years, is a deft, frank and artful record of adventures ranging from his vividly recounted love affair with a Covent Garden actress to his first amusingly bruising meeting with Samuel Johnson, to whom Boswell would later become both friend and biographer. The London Journal 1762-63 is a witty, incisive and compellingly candid testament to Boswell's prolific talents.