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Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1785
Portrait 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
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
James Boswell by George Willison in Rome in 1765. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Account of Corsica, 1768
Account of Corsica, 1768
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Third volume of a 1727 edition of Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans printed by Jacob Tonson
Third volume of a 1727 edition of Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans printed by Jacob Tonson
Einhard as scribe
Einhard as scribe
John Foxe's The Book of Martyrs, was one of the earliest English-language biographies.
John Foxe's The Book of Martyrs, was one of the earliest English-language biographies.
James Boswell wrote what many consider to be the first modern biography, The Life of Samuel Johnson, in 1791.
James Boswell wrote what many consider to be the first modern biography, The Life of Samuel Johnson, in 1791.