description: Travel journal first published in 1785. In 1773, Boswell enticed his famous English friend Samuel Johnson to accompany him on a tour through the highlands and western islands of Scotland. Johnson was then in his mid sixties. The two travellers set out from Edinburgh and skirted the eastern and northeastern coasts of Scotland, passing through St Andrews, Aberdeen and Inverness. They then passed into the highlands and spent several weeks on various islands in the Hebrides, including Skye, Coll, and Mull. After a visit to Boswell's estate at Auchinleck, the travellers returned to Edinburgh. Johnson published his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland on 18 January 1775.
language: English
title: The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides With Samuel Johnson, Ll.d.
titlecomplete: The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides With Samuel Johnson, Ll.d.
characters: Malcolm Macleod of Bray, Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald, Samuel Johnson, Rev. Donald MacQueen, Lachlan Mackinnon
genres: 18th Century, Memoir, British Literature, Biography, Scotland, Travel, History, Classics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 201
places: The Hebrides, Scotland
series: Boswell's Journals
publisher: Echo Library