Author: James Boswell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
An Account of Corsica
Author: James Boswell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corsica (France : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corsica (France : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Journal of a Tour to Corsica
Author: James Boswell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corsica (France : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corsica (France : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Author: James Boswell
Publisher: London : T. Cadwell and W. Davies
ISBN:
Category : Hebrides
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher: London : T. Cadwell and W. Davies
ISBN:
Category : Hebrides
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
An Account of Corsica
Author: James Boswell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine
Author: James Boswell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corsica (France : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corsica (France : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
BOSWELL ONTHE GRAND TOUR GERMANY AND SWITZELAND 1764
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Author: James Boswell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019534734X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This first complete reprint of Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is enhanced by comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. Boswell designed his text in two parts: first, an Account of Corsica, which gives a historical, political, socio-economic, and cultural overview of the Corsican people, and second, the Journal of his tour to see the Corsican leader Pascal Paoli in 1765. This edition, unlike so many reprints of just the Journal, allows the reader to appreciate Boswell's original design. The young and adventuresome Boswell wanted to write a book that would swing public opinion, and perhaps the British government, to support the Corsicans in their struggle for independence. He was well aware that his English readers had but the haziest ideas about Corsica gleaned from but snatches of news in the papers. The first part would therefore provide the context within which to understand and appreciate his account of his journey to and meeting with Paoli. The complete text also illustrates aspects of Boswell that have received less attention than they might, namely, his sense of history, his political enthusiasm for national liberty, and his scholarship. He brings to the book a solid foundation in the Classics and the law, a facility in French and Italian, and a sensitivity to writing that, as the notes show, is evident in the reworking of his manuscript. The editors' introduction and the extensive annotation point up Boswell the scholar--assiduous, sedulous to get at the relevant sources, careful to do justice to those he disagreed with, and open about seeking and acknowledging advice. The text reveals Boswell as a serious and independent thinker and a writer committed to Corsica's independence. What he argued for and presumed was about to be achieved is still a matter of debate in Corsica and metropolitan France.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019534734X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This first complete reprint of Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is enhanced by comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. Boswell designed his text in two parts: first, an Account of Corsica, which gives a historical, political, socio-economic, and cultural overview of the Corsican people, and second, the Journal of his tour to see the Corsican leader Pascal Paoli in 1765. This edition, unlike so many reprints of just the Journal, allows the reader to appreciate Boswell's original design. The young and adventuresome Boswell wanted to write a book that would swing public opinion, and perhaps the British government, to support the Corsicans in their struggle for independence. He was well aware that his English readers had but the haziest ideas about Corsica gleaned from but snatches of news in the papers. The first part would therefore provide the context within which to understand and appreciate his account of his journey to and meeting with Paoli. The complete text also illustrates aspects of Boswell that have received less attention than they might, namely, his sense of history, his political enthusiasm for national liberty, and his scholarship. He brings to the book a solid foundation in the Classics and the law, a facility in French and Italian, and a sensitivity to writing that, as the notes show, is evident in the reworking of his manuscript. The editors' introduction and the extensive annotation point up Boswell the scholar--assiduous, sedulous to get at the relevant sources, careful to do justice to those he disagreed with, and open about seeking and acknowledging advice. The text reveals Boswell as a serious and independent thinker and a writer committed to Corsica's independence. What he argued for and presumed was about to be achieved is still a matter of debate in Corsica and metropolitan France.
An Account of Corsica
Author: James Boswell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780371922972
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780371922972
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Cassell's Weekly
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1822
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1822
Book Description
British Diaries
Author: William Matthews
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520320719
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520320719
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.