Author:James Boswell (1740-1795)

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James Boswell
(1740–1795)

British author and biographer

Portrait of James Boswell by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Works

  • Dorando, a Spanish Tale (1767, anonymously)
  • An Account of Corsica (1768) (transcription project)
  • The Hypochondriack (1777-1783, a monthly series in the London Magazine)
  • "The Riot" (c.1780, a poem about the Gordon Riots)
  • The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL. D. (1785) (external scan)
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (See link for versions and transcription status)
  • No Abolition of Slavery (1791 poem) Project Gutenberg

Published journals

  • Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763
  • Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764, including his correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (ZeÌlide)
  • Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland, 1764
  • Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy,Corsica, and France, 1765-1766
  • Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1769 (external scan)
  • Boswell for the Defence, 1769-1774
  • Boswell: the Ominous Years, 1774-1776
  • Boswell in Extremes, 1776-1778
  • Boswell: Laird of Auchinleck , 1778-1782
  • Boswell, the Applause of the Jury, 1782-1785
  • Boswell, the English Experiment, 1785-1789
  • Boswell: The Great Biographer, 1789-1795

Works about Boswell


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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