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James Boswell and his World

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Well-known litterateur David Daiches, who's also written about Robert Bums, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Sir Walter Scott, and Robert Louis Stevenson among many others, turns his talents to a pictorial biography of "Bozzy," that "clubbable man" , and incidentally evokes the atmospheres of 18th century Edinburgh and London. The approximately 100 illustrations include caricatures, pen-and-wash drawings, etchings, engravings, oil portraits, maps and manuscript reproductions.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Release: May 11, 1976

ISBN: 0684145499

ISBN 13: 9780684145495

James Boswell and his World

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Well-known litterateur David Daiches, who's also written about Robert Bums, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Sir Walter Scott, and Robert Louis Stevenson among many others, turns his talents to a pictorial biography of "Bozzy," that "clubbable man" , and incidentally evokes the atmospheres of 18th century Edinburgh and London. The approximately 100 illustrations include caricatures, pen-and-wash drawings, etchings, engravings, oil portraits, maps and manuscript reproductions.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Release: May 11, 1976

ISBN: 0684145499

ISBN 13: 9780684145495

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