{"product_id":"a-journey-to-the-western-islands-of-scotland-and-the-journal-of-a-tour-to-the-hebrides-paperback","title":"A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Boswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1773, James Boswell made a long-planned journey across the Scottish Highlands with his English friend Samuel Johnson; the two spent more than a hundred days together. Their tour of the Hebrides resulted in two books, \u003cem\u003eA Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e (1775), a kind of locodescriptive ethnography and Johnson's most important work between his Shakespeare edition and his \u003cem\u003eLives of the Poets\u003c\/em\u003e. The other, Boswell's \u003cem\u003eJournal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e (1785), a travel narrative experimenting with biography, the first application of the techniques he would use in his \u003cem\u003eLife of Samuel Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e (1791). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese two works form a natural pair and, owing that they cover much of the same material, are often read together, focusing on the Scottish highlands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe text presents a lightly-edited version of both works, preserving the original orthography and corrected typographical errors to fit modern grammar standards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introduction and notes provide clear and concise explanations on Johnson and Boswell's respective careers, their friendship and grand biographical projects. It also examines the Scottish Enlightenment, the status of England and Scotland during the Reformation through to the Union of the Crowns, and the Jacobite\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJames Boswell\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Lynch\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Elizabeth in the Age of Johnson and Deception and Detection in Eighteenth-Century Britain\u003c\/em\u003e, and editor of \u003cem\u003eSamuel Johnson in Context\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelia B. Barnes\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Her academic research focuses especially on the relationship between friendship and authorship in eighteenth-century letters, diaries, and other minor genres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768978145568,"sku":"9780198798743","price":15.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa9379d52e81c70a160bc6b83ddb54fa.webp?v=1780340702","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-journey-to-the-western-islands-of-scotland-and-the-journal-of-a-tour-to-the-hebrides-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}