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26%OFFSamuel Johnson - Journey to the Hebrides (Canongate) - 9780862415884 - V9780862415884
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Journey to the Hebrides (Canongate)

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Description for Journey to the Hebrides (Canongate) Paperback. Offers accounts of author's great tour that is one of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: it is a magnificent historical document and also a portrait of two extraordinary personalities. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BJ; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 116 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362. "Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland", "Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides". Series: Canongate Classics S. 470 pages, 1 map. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring the Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland. They later published separate accounts of their journey together. The two works are a portrait of a society straining on the brink of calamitous change. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BJ; HBTB; WTLC. Dimension: 187 x 116 x 31. Weight: 348.

Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring the Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions and later published separate accounts of their journey together. The account of their great tour is one of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: it is a magnificent historical document and also a portrait of two extraordinary personalities.
In the vivid prose of theses two famous men of letters, the Highlands and the Western Islands spring to life. The juxtaposition of the two very different accounts creates an unsurpassed portrait of a ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Canongate UK
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Canongate Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780862415884
SKU
V9780862415884
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About Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) is perhaps best known for his A Dictionary of the English Language, and The Lives of the English Poets. He was an essayist and review-writer, and produced important records of parliamentary debates. Johnson was a critical and fascinating chronicler of his time. Journey to the Hebrides: A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & The ... Read more

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