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1740 | James Boswell was born in an Scottish aristrocatic family on 18th October, 1740. He was forced to study in Law to fulfill his father's wish. Though he was a successful lawyer by profession, but later became famous for his biography 'The Life of Samual Johnson' published in 1791. Johnson and Boswell, these two bossom friends met each other on 16th May, 1763, just one year after Boswell shifted to London. After Johnson's death in 1784, Boswell decided to compile his famous friend's writings, papers and his own experience with him travelling to different places and turned it into a biography. This book gave him the title of 'the great Biographer' because of the unique representation of the various sides of Johnson. | ||
His straighforward and honest view of the eighteenth society, culture and elite literary figures became the public interest after the publication of his London Journal of 1762-1763. His acknowledgement as a diarist turned into a travel book writer after the publication of 'Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to That Island, and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli' in 1768. Another famous travel piece of Boswell is 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides'. His other famous works are 'Dorando, a Spanish Tale', 'The Hypochondriack (essays)' etc. | |||
Just after four years of the publication of his most famous work, on 19 May, 1795, at the age of 55 he died in London. | |||
'''Citation:''' | |||
1. “National Records of Scotland.” National Records of Scotland, 31 May 2013, www.nrscotland.gov.uk. | |||
2. STENTON, ALISON "Boswell, James (1740–1795) ." Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. . Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2023 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>. | |||
3. Beveridge, Allan. “Talking about Madness and Melancholy: Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson.” Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, vol. 19, no. 5, Sept. 2013, pp. 392–398. | |||
Revision as of 20:19, 29 June 2023
James Boswell was born in an Scottish aristrocatic family on 18th October, 1740. He was forced to study in Law to fulfill his father's wish. Though he was a successful lawyer by profession, but later became famous for his biography 'The Life of Samual Johnson' published in 1791. Johnson and Boswell, these two bossom friends met each other on 16th May, 1763, just one year after Boswell shifted to London. After Johnson's death in 1784, Boswell decided to compile his famous friend's writings, papers and his own experience with him travelling to different places and turned it into a biography. This book gave him the title of 'the great Biographer' because of the unique representation of the various sides of Johnson.
His straighforward and honest view of the eighteenth society, culture and elite literary figures became the public interest after the publication of his London Journal of 1762-1763. His acknowledgement as a diarist turned into a travel book writer after the publication of 'Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to That Island, and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli' in 1768. Another famous travel piece of Boswell is 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides'. His other famous works are 'Dorando, a Spanish Tale', 'The Hypochondriack (essays)' etc.
Just after four years of the publication of his most famous work, on 19 May, 1795, at the age of 55 he died in London.
Citation:
1. “National Records of Scotland.” National Records of Scotland, 31 May 2013, www.nrscotland.gov.uk.
2. STENTON, ALISON "Boswell, James (1740–1795) ." Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. . Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2023 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
3. Beveridge, Allan. “Talking about Madness and Melancholy: Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson.” Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, vol. 19, no. 5, Sept. 2013, pp. 392–398.