Boswell's London Journal, 1762–1763 / / Frederick A. Pottle, James Boswell, Peter Ackroyd.
Boswell was the most charming companion in the world, and London becomes his dining room and his playground, his club and his confessional. No celebrant of the London world can ignore his book.'Peter Ackroyd, from the ForewordIn 1762 James Boswell, then twenty-two years old, left Edinburgh for...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2004 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell : YEPPJB
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- EDITORIAL COMMITTEE -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- Preface -- Introduction -- Text of Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 -- November 1762 -- December 1762 -- 1763 -- January 1763 -- February 1763 -- March 1763 -- April 1763 -- May 1763 -- June 1763 -- July 1763 -- August 1763 -- APPENDIX I -- Appendix II -- INDEX |
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Summary: | Boswell was the most charming companion in the world, and London becomes his dining room and his playground, his club and his confessional. No celebrant of the London world can ignore his book.'Peter Ackroyd, from the ForewordIn 1762 James Boswell, then twenty-two years old, left Edinburgh for London. The famous Journal he kept during the next nine months is an intimate account of his encounters with the high-life and the low-life in London. Frank and confessional as a personal portrait of the young Boswell, the Journal is also revealing as a vivid portrayal of life in eighteenth-century London. This new edition includes a Foreword by Peter Ackroyd, which discusses Boswell's life and achievement.Key FeaturesFeatures a new Foreword by Peter Ackroyd, author of London: The BiographyThis edition of Boswell's classic text has long been recognised as THE authoritative versionEdited by the renowned Boswell expert, the late Frederick A. PottleIncludes a first-class introduction and informative notes throughout |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781474464581 9783110780468 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781474464581 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Frederick A. Pottle, James Boswell, Peter Ackroyd. |