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A portrait of James Boswell, underneath the words "Legacy Library."
Today is the birthday of 18th-century Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer James Boswell. Boswell's "The Life of Samuel Johnson" is often described as the greatest biography ever written in English. #JamesBoswell #💙📚 #Booksky
"It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time."
✒ #JamesBoswell, Scottish lawyer, diarist, and famous biographer of #SamuelJohnson, was #BOTD 29 October 1740. #Literature
Move over Bridgerton, Boswell's back! In this week's bonus episode, Sophie and Jonty delve deeper into James Boswell's great love affair with Louisa, complete with some dramatic reading.
🎧 Tune in now to listen!
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Boswell records many of his inner thoughts in his London Journal, but perhaps the most relatable is his profession of love for tea.
🎧 Tune into the episode now for more!
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Imagine countless people reading your personal journal for hundreds of years to come. Which secrets would you keep secret? Which would you be happy to disclose?
Find out which secrets James Boswell spills in this week’s episode, out now!
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This week, Sophie gets into character, embodying one of James Boswell’s special 18th Century ladies.
Tune in tomorrow to hear the secrets of one of London’s most saucy diarists.
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Notre nouveau Spiega, James Boswell l'ami écossais, à la rencontre de la Corse. De très beaux textes et interviews, une belle iconographie, poster créé par l'artiste photographe et auteure Anna de Tavera, une mise en page par notre graphiste Valerie Biancarelli. #jamesboswell #boswellbookfestival
“It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.” (The Life of Samuel Johnson)
✒️ #JamesBoswell, Scottish biographer of #SamuelJohnson, #DOTD 19 May 1795. #Literature
Good morning #booksky! 🌞
QOTD. Do you know of any literary events that happened on this day?
QOTD. Have you read any books from today's list?
🔴 1763 Samuel Johnson 1st meets his future biographer James Boswell in London
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📚 #OTD in the #History of #Literature 16 May 1763, #JamesBoswell, a 22-year-old Scot visiting London, first met #SamuelJohnson in a bookshop. Becoming friends, they would meet intermittenly in the future until #Boswell famously became #Johnson's biographer.
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#JamesBoswell (1740), Franz von Papen (1879), Fanny Brice (1891), Joseph Goebbels (1897), A.J. Ayer (1910), Bill Mauldin (1921), Carl Djerassi (1923), Geraldine Brooks (1925), Jon Vickers (1926), Ralph Bakshi (1938) & Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (1938) were born #OnThisDay...
