London Journal 1762-1763
Author | : James Boswell |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 2015-06-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780241215456 |
ISBN-13 | : 0241215455 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book London Journal 1762-1763 written by James Boswell and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edinburgh-born James Boswell, at twenty-two, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in London from 1762 to 1763. This journal, not discovered for more than 150 years, is a deft, frank and artful record of adventures ranging from his vividly recounted love affair with a Covent Garden actress to his first amusingly bruising meeting with Samuel Johnson, to whom Boswell would later become both friend and biographer. The London Journal 1762-63 is a witty, incisive and compellingly candid testament to Boswell's prolific talents.