Record Number: 21678
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
' [letter from Sir Alexander Dick to Johnson] I had yesterday the honour of receiving your book of your "Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland", which you was so good as to send me, by the hands of our mutual friend, Mr. Boswell, of Auchinleck; for which I return you my most hearty thanks; and after carefully reading it over again, shall deposit in my little collection of choice books, next our worthy friend's "Journey to Corsica". As there are many things to admire in both performances, I have often wished that no Travels or Journeys should be published but those undertaken by persons of integrity and capacity to judge well, and describe faithfully, and in good language, the situation, condition, and manners of the countries past through.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 17 Feb 1777
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:23 Oct 1703
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:doctor and peer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
gift from Johnson
Source Information:
Record ID:21678
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:794-5
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 794-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21678, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.
