A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the HebridesWhen James Boswell persuaded Samuel Johnson to embark on a tour of Boswell's native Scotland in 1773, the adventure resulted in two magnificent books, Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and Boswell'sJournal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Johnson offers a magisterial account of what was then a remote and rugged land, while Boswell throws further light on the friend and mentor whom he immortalized in his biography. Together, they make up a brilliant portrait of two very different and very remarkable men exploring a feudal world which was soon to pass away for ever. |
Contents
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides | 137 |
Introduction Character of Dr Johnson He arrives in Scotland | 151 |
Sir W Forbes Practice of the law Emigration Dr Beattie | 159 |
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