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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, Ll.d. ... the Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. [with a Portrait.] the Fourth Edition.
James Boswell
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, Ll.d. ... the Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. [with a Portrait.] the Fourth Edition.
James Boswell
Publisher Marketing: Title: The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D. ... The fourth edition, revised and corrected. [With a portrait.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Boswell, James; Johnson, Samuel; 1807. xv. 460 p.; 8 . 010370.bb.8. Review Citations: Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 896 (EAN 9781419167942, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 1076 (EAN 9781419167942, Paperback) Contributor Bio: Boswell, James Scottish lawyer and essayist, known for his two-volume biography A Life of Samuel Johnson. Contributor Bio: Johnson, Samuel When, from time to time, he was asked, 'Who do you think is the greatest Englishman?' A. J. P. Taylor wrote, 'I have never been at a loss for an answer. Samuel Johnson of course. Not Churchill, not Wellington or Nelson. Certainly not Darwin.'""Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)was born in Lichfield. From 1737 he lived in London. He was a prolific journalist, writing for "The Rambler" (he was almost its sole contributor), "The Adventurer, " and "The Idler". His great works include his "Dictionary of the English Language "and "The Lives of the English Poets" (reissued in Faber Finds in the George Birkbeck Hill 1905 edition. He was also the subject of the greatest biography in the English language, Boswell's "Life of Johnson".
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 1, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9781241465209 |
Publishers | British Library, Historical Print Editio |
Genre | Cultural Region > British Isles |
Pages | 494 |
Dimensions | 189 × 246 × 25 mm · 875 g |
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