Posted on May 19, 2021
James Boswell: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland
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On May 19, 1795, James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson and diarist, died at the age of at 54.
"James Boswell lived from 29 October 1740 to 19 May 1795. He was a lawyer, a diarist, and an author. He was also a man whose dissolute lifestyle led to a premature death from the effects of venereal disease and alcohol, yet whose two volume biography of Samuel Johnson, published in 1791, was viewed in its day - and remains - a classic contribution to the art of the biographer."
"James Boswell lived from 29 October 1740 to 19 May 1795. He was a lawyer, a diarist, and an author. He was also a man whose dissolute lifestyle led to a premature death from the effects of venereal disease and alcohol, yet whose two volume biography of Samuel Johnson, published in 1791, was viewed in its day - and remains - a classic contribution to the art of the biographer."
James Boswell: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland
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