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Boswell, James
Scottish author and biographer
wrote "Account of Corsica" 1768, "Life of Samuel Johnson" 1791
friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson
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- "To act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings. Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive."
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The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics) by James Boswell (Paperback - Aug 30, 1979) James Boswell is for some the ideal scribe, for others a sycophantic toady. Edmund Wilson memorably labeled him "a vain and pushing diarist." Boswell can even be seen as someone unconsciously intent...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Life of Johnson (Oxford World's Classics) by James Boswell (Paperback - Nov 19, 1998) James Boswell is for some the ideal scribe, for others a sycophantic toady. Edmund Wilson, for example, memorably labeled him "a vain and pushing diarist." Boswell can even be seen as someone...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Journey to the Western Islands Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Penguin Classics) by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell (Paperback - Sep 4, 1984) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 by James Boswell (Paperback - May 10, 2004) In 1762 James Boswell, then twenty-two years old, left Edinburgh for London. The famous Journal he kept during the next nine months is an intimate account of his encounters with the high-life and the...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire by Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman (Hardcover - Oct 22, 2003) A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America 's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart... |
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Life of Johnson (Oxford World's Classics) by James Boswell (Paperback - Aug 1, 2008) This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and pioneering lexicographer, but his continuing reputation... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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