James Boswell
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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of the English writer Samuel Johnson, Life of Samuel Johns
Portrait of James Boswell by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1785
Boswell's Edinburgh. In his journals he often mentions using the "Back Stairs" behind Parliament Close. His birthplace was the family's town house on the east side of the close, just around the corner at the top of the steps.
James Boswell by George Willison in Rome in 1765. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Account of Corsica, 1768
Henry Home, Lord Kames
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Henry Home, Lord Kames was a Scottish writer, philosopher and judge who played a major role in Scotland's Agricultural Revolution. A central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, he was a founding mem
A portrait of Lord Kames by David Martin
An illustration of Lord Kames, Hugo Arnot and Lord Monboddo by John Kay
The Home-Drummond grave, Kincardine-in-Menteith