James Boswell, the later years, 1769-1795
By: Frank Brady.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 609
Subjects: Boswell, James, 1740-1795; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Friends and associates; Authors, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography; Biographers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
Description: Follows Boswell's life from 1769, the year of his marriage, until Boswell's death in 1795, the period of Boswell's triumphs as a writer. In the process the author recounts the comings and goings of the great and near-great artistic and political figures of London in the Age of Reason. Theorist Edmund Burke, painter Joshua Reynolds, politician William Pitt, actor David Garrick, and, of course, the incomparable Dr. Johnson all move in and out of Boswell's life. This book combines colourful narrative with critical commentary on Boswell's two major works, his Life of Samuel Johnson and Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [493]-500.
Includes index.