{"product_id":"2026200015494-secondhand-the-journal-of-a-tour-to-corsica-memoirs-of-pascal-paoli","title":"The Journal Of A Tour To Corsica; \u0026 Memoirs Of Pascal Paoli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1765, a young Scottish lawyer embarked on an audacious journey to one of Europe's most turbulent corners, returning with a work that would ignite a continent's imagination and launch one of literature's greatest careers. The Journal of a Tour to Corsica; \u0026amp; Memoirs of Pascal Paoli chronicles James Boswell's remarkable visit to the island of Corsica during its fierce struggle for independence, where he secured a personal audience with the legendary General Pascal Paoli — the philosopher-soldier who had transformed a rugged Mediterranean island into a beacon of Enlightenment ideals. With vivid, firsthand reportage, Boswell captures the landscapes, customs, and fierce spirit of the Corsican people, while presenting an intimate and admiring portrait of Paoli as a statesman of rare moral and intellectual stature.\n\nThis edited Cambridge edition, prepared with a scholarly introduction by S. C. Roberts, restores the text to its proper place as a foundational document of travel writing and Enlightenment literature. Boswell's prose is at once conversational and acutely observant, blending the personal diary form with political commentary in a manner that anticipates his magisterial Life of Johnson. The work was a sensation upon its original publication in 1768, inspiring figures from Rousseau to Voltaire and making Boswell — briefly but brilliantly — the most talked-about writer in Europe. For readers curious about the man behind the great biography, this is the indispensable first chapter of his story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203212517595,"sku":"2026200015494-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/25fda138-f44f-41d3-8be7-31f68bbe3f33.png?v=1788145907","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015494-secondhand-the-journal-of-a-tour-to-corsica-memoirs-of-pascal-paoli","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}