Johnson's Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland And Boswell's Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides With Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: Samuel Johnson; James Boswell
Binding: Paperback
Published: Oxford University Press, 1965
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This volume unites two seminal travelogues, offering a multifaceted perspective on 18th-century Scotland. Samuel Johnson's Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland presents a rigorous, often critical, examination of the region's society, customs, and natural beauty through the lens of a distinguished scholar. Complementing this, James Boswell's Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides With Samuel Johnson, Ll.D. provides an intimate, lively chronicle of their shared expedition, capturing Johnson's formidable intellect and personality in vivid detail. The combined narratives illustrate a significant intellectual and geographical adventure, revealing the unique dynamic between these literary giants and their profound impressions of a remote and rugged landscape. This work offers a rich tapestry of historical observation, biographical insight, and engaging travel writing.
Author: Samuel Johnson; James Boswell
Binding: Paperback
Published: Oxford University Press, 1965
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This volume unites two seminal travelogues, offering a multifaceted perspective on 18th-century Scotland. Samuel Johnson's Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland presents a rigorous, often critical, examination of the region's society, customs, and natural beauty through the lens of a distinguished scholar. Complementing this, James Boswell's Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides With Samuel Johnson, Ll.D. provides an intimate, lively chronicle of their shared expedition, capturing Johnson's formidable intellect and personality in vivid detail. The combined narratives illustrate a significant intellectual and geographical adventure, revealing the unique dynamic between these literary giants and their profound impressions of a remote and rugged landscape. This work offers a rich tapestry of historical observation, biographical insight, and engaging travel writing.