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Edinburgh-born James Boswell, at twenty-two, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in London from 1762 to 1763. This journal, not discovered for more than 150 years, is a deft, frank and artful record of adventures ranging from his vividly recounted love affair with a Covent Garden actress to his first amusingly bruising meeting with Samuel Johnson, to whom Boswell would later become both friend and biographer. The London Journal 1762-63 is a witty, incisive and compellingly candid testament to Boswell's prolific talents.
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London Journal 1762-1763 (Penguin Modern Classics), by James Boswell About the Author James Boswell (1740-1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh. He is best known as the biographer of Samuel Johnson. Boswell is known for taking voracious notes on the grand tour of Europe that he took as a young nobleman and, subsequently, of his tour to Scotland with Johnson. He also recorded meetings and conversations with eminent individuals belonging to The Club, including David Garrick, Edmund Burke, Joshua Reynolds and Oliver Goldsmith. Gordon Turnbull graduated with first class honours at the Australian National University, and took his Ph. D. at Yale.He taught in the English Departments of the University of Newcastle (New South Wales), Yaleand Smith College, and succeeded as General Editor of the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell in 1997.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Lively and Vivid Vignettes of Georgian London By Mark W. Fox James Boswell, twenty-two year old Edinburgh gentleman, kept a daily diary of adventurous stay in London from 1762 to 1763. Unknown for 150 years, the journal is a witty and detailed account of his adventures in the theaters, coffee-houses, and salons of Georgian London. His entries provide endless entertainment, and present a picture of London life that is vibrant and quite frequently shocking. Boswell recounts, among other things, his first meeting with Samuel Johnson, and his many visits to the theater, where he saw and came to know the great David Garrick, and his experiences with whores.Most will approach the journals from familiarity with Boswell's life of Johnson, and there are many interesting entries regarding Johnson in the journals, including their first meeting. "I drank tea at Davie's in Russell Street and about seven came in the great Mr. Samuel Johnson, whom I have so long wished to see. Mr. Davies introduced me to him. As I knew his mortal antipathy to the Scotch, I cried to Davies 'Don't tell where I come from.' However he said From Scotland. Mr. Johnson [,] said I [,] indeed I come from Scotland, but I cannot help it. 'Sir' replied he [,] 'That I find is what a great many of your countrymen cannot help.' " (Monday 16 May 1763)Boswell, who came to know the actor, saw David Garrick in King Lear: "I went to Drury Lane & saw Mr. Garrick play King Lear. So very high is his reputation even after playing so long, that the pit was full in ten minutes after four, altho' the play did not begin until half an hour after Six. ... Mr Garrick gave me the most perfect satisfaction. I was fully moved & shed abundance of tears." (Thursday 12 May 1763)A dirty story: "I toyed with her. Yet I was not inspired by Venus. I felt rather a delicate sensation of love, than a violent amorous inclination for her. Louisa knew not my powers." (Sunday 2 January 1763) Louisa was soon to discover his full powers, multiple times. Mr. Boswell discovered, shortly thereafter, that he knew not Louisa's powers, as he caught the clap from her. Boswell records his many amorous adventures in unblushing and vivid detail, and the editor at Penguin has helpfully glossed his assignations with full details of the places, customs, and characters involved in these escapades.I don't usually enjoy journals, but Boswell's is greatly entertaining, and worth getting to know.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Young Boswell By DHG48 Boswell is one of the great figures of English literature and raised the personal journal to the status of literature. In this journal, he begins as a young man prior to his meeting Samuel Johnson. We watch him grappling with himself, watch him moving through British society as he tries to find a direction for himself. He loves the theater, loves famous men, wants to be famous himself. It is fascinating to see how modern this 18th century son of a severe Scottish laird is in his ability to reveal himself without restraint.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A sexy and detailed glimpse of London in 1762-63 seen from the perspective of James Boswell the future biography of Dr. Johnson By C. M Mills James Boswell (1740-95) was excited to be in London on his second long visit to the city. He had briefly stayed in London in 170 only to return in November, 1762. He would leave for legal studies in Utrecht Holland in August 1763. Boswell was a college graduate but at twenty years old was melancholic and adrift as he considered his future career. His father who was a wealthy and well respected Scottish laird wanted James, his oldest son, to enter the legal profession. While Boswell would eventually become a lawyer he wanted to spend time on the streets of London. During his second sojourn in the city the young Boswell wanted to":a. Obtain an officer's commission in a British Guards regiment which would ensure his being posted in urban London.b. Meet famous persons in literature and politics. Boswell accomplished this goal by becoming acquainted with Dr. Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir Joshua Reynolds and many others. Boswell would win literary immortality with the 1791 publication of his greatest work "The Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson.":c. Enjoy various amours with well born women. Though he did have wealthy girlfriends he also resorted to sex with prostitutes. Boswell was ill with gonorrhea for five months during his London residence.d. Boswell wished to exert his budding literary chops. During this London stay he managed to publish a series of letters between himself and his Scottish friend Erskine. Boswell would go on to Utrecht, become a lawyer, marry well and make several visits to London to see Dr. Johnson and enjoy urban living. He is one of the geniuses of the art of biography. I enjoyed his journal in which he frankly admits his sinful behavior, his quest for God's forgiveness and his many exploits in the Georgian city. A vivid and vital account of eighteenth century English life. The Penguin edition is notable for well over two hundred pages of footnotes which greatly enhance the reader's understanding of Boswell and his colorful times.
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