A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland And the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides by Johnson

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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland And the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides by Johnson

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Summary

In 1773, Samuel Johnson was persuaded to take a walking tour of Scotland with his friend and future biographer James Boswell. While Johnson was observing Scotland, Boswell was observing Johnson. This book is published to tie in with the BBC film "Tour of the Western Isles".

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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland And the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides by Johnson

In 1773 at the age of 63, Samuel Johnson was persuaded to take a walking tour of Scotland with his close friend and future biographer James Boswell. While Johnson was observing Scotland, noting, with a disarming lack of pretension, the wildness, the ancient historical remains and the religious customs, Boswell was observing Johnson. His record is perceptive, full of sardonic wit and entertaining. From Boswell's "Journal" there emerged the picture of Johnson as an inquisitive, melancholy but extravagant man with many passions but few illusions, while from Johnson we have a rather conventional portrait of Boswell but a probing, intelligent exploration of Scotland and the Western Isles. The book is published to tie in with the BBC film "Tour of the Western Isles".

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ISBN 13 9780140231984
ISBN 10 0140231986
Title A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland And the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Author Johnson
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1993-10-07
Number of pages 432
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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