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James Boswell

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born

in Edinburgh, Scotland, The United Kingdom

October 29, 1740

died

May 19, 1795

gender

male

genre

Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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James Boswell, 10th Laird of Auchinleck and 1st Baronet (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the eldest son of a judge, Alexander Boswell, 8th Laird of Auchinleck and his wife Euphemia Erskine, Lady Auchinleck. Boswell's mother was a strict Calvinist, and he felt that his father was cold to him. Boswell, who is best known as Samuel Johnson’s biographer, inherited his father’s estate Auchinleck in Ayrshire. His name has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer.

Boswell is also known for the detailed and frank journals that he wrote for long periods of his life, which remained undiscovered until the 1920s...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 8,279 ratings · 415 reviews · 74 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Life of Samuel Johnson 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 1,168 ratings — published 1790 — 114 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	London Journal, 1762-1763 by James Boswell, Frederick A. Pottle (Editor), Peter Ackroyd (Foreword by) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 1950 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1785 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meeting Dr. Johnson by James Boswell, Christopher Hibbert (Editor) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Journals, 1762-95 by James Boswell, John Wain (Editor) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol 2 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Journal of a Tour to Corsica and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journals of the Western Isles by James Boswell, Samual Johnson 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1990	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Correspondence & Other Papers of James Boswell Relating to the Making of the Life of Johnson by James Boswell (Editor), Marshall Waingrow 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The General Correspondence of James Boswell, 1766-69: Vol 2: 1768-69 by James Boswell, Richard C. Cole (Editor), Peter S. Baker (Contributor) 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by James Boswell

“We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over. So in a series of acts of kindness there is, at last, one which makes the heart run over.”
― James Boswell

tags: frienship, heart, kindness

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“I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy.”
― James Boswell

tags: tea

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“Quoting Samuel Johnson: "Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves.”
― James Boswell, Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

tags: abilities, equality, fear, gender, intelligence, men, misogyny, skills, strength, superiority, suppression, weakness, women

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