{"product_id":"a-journey-to-the-western-samuel-johnson-9780198798743","title":"A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides","description":"In 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). \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Johnson, James Boswell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198798741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198798743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Samuel Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047211626751,"sku":"9780198798743","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d7a91a8-ce3e-430d-af62-820ce7de3607.jpg?v=1684988899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-journey-to-the-western-samuel-johnson-9780198798743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}