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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, which was discovered in 1920. His acknowledgement as a diarist turned into a travel book writer after the publication of 'Account of Corsica (translated into four languages), 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. James Boswell's name is a referred in cultural memory 'who records the observations in a very detailed way'. | 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, which was discovered in 1920. His acknowledgement as a diarist turned into a travel book writer after the publication of 'Account of Corsica (translated into four languages), 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. James Boswell's name is a referred in cultural memory 'who records the observations in a very detailed way'. | ||
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. | 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 due to illness. | ||
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James Boswell was born in an Scottish aristrocatic family on 18th October, 1740.
He was forced to study in Law to fulfill his judge 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. This book is also admired as 'the greatest biography in English language'.
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, which was discovered in 1920. His acknowledgement as a diarist turned into a travel book writer after the publication of 'Account of Corsica (translated into four languages), 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. James Boswell's name is a referred in cultural memory 'who records the observations in a very detailed way'.
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 due to illness.
Works Cited
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2. Pottle, Frederick A.. "James Boswell". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Boswell. Accessed 2 July 2023.
3. STENTON, ALISON "Boswell, James (1740–1795) ." Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Jun. 2023 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
4. Team, National Records of Scotland Web. “National Records of Scotland.” National Records of Scotland, 31 May 2013, www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/boswell-james. Accessed 2 July 2023.